Welleh Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Welleh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welleh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia5801:7,601887
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Welleh (258) may also be a first name.

Welleh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Welleh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Welleh occurs most in Liberia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welleh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 530,954th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Welleh reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Welleh is also the 554,411th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 258 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 7,601. In Liberia it is most numerous in: River Gee County, where 32 percent live, Montserrado County, where 21 percent live and Grand Kru County, where 17 percent live. Besides Liberia Welleh is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Welleh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welleh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welleh Last Name Statistics demography

Welleh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuelleh92218/
Wellech9221/
Welleïh9211/
Weulleh922/
Waelleh921/
Welle918,887/
Wlleh912/
Wellesch861/
Wellie83169/
Welley83150/
Willeh8349/
Wellhä8333/
Wellee8327/
Wellih8326/
Wellge8316/
Woelle836/
Wellyh834/
Waelle834/
Wellea832/
Wuelle831/
Velleh831/
Wlleth830/
Wehlle830/
Wleh809,025/
Wlle804/
Wellesz7737/
Vellech7722/
Belleih7713/
Willieh7710/
Woellie775/
Wellich774/
Weeller773/
Wiellie772/
Wielley771/
Weelley771/
Hbelleh771/
Welleer771/
Wellihe771/
Vellesh771/
Wehelle771/
Weulley771/
Wesllee771/
Wellets770/
Welletz770/
Woelley770/
Wille7328,832/
Belle7327,246/
Wella734,682/
Welly732,737/
Velle731,722/
Welli73351/
Wälle73267/
Wleah7380/
Wölle7341/
Wellé7334/
Wllie7321/
Wylle7320/
Wlech7311/
Uelle738/
Wlesh735/
Whleh735/
Wleth735/
Wleeh734/
Wlley733/
Wülle733/
Wlerh732/
Wlles732/
Wlehp731/
Wllet731/
Willesch7127/
Wouellet713/
Willeich712/
D'Weller711/
Wesllhey711/
Welletts710/
Wellhoyt710/
Wellhith710/
Weheller710/
Willie6749,267/
Willey6723,902/
Wyllie678,210/
Belley674,715/
Bellei674,245/
Ouelle671,670/
Veller671,590/
Willle671,261/
Vielle671,187/
Wöller671,021/
Vellet67361/
Bellee67322/
Wuille67241/
Huelle67212/
Vellez67174/
Velles67163/
Vellei67122/
Willee6783/
Willea6772/
Wäller6747/
Veelle6740/
Bellea6739/
Wle6738/
Wellia6721/
Velley6718/
Wylley6717/
Wellay6717/
Willei6712/
Wellyp6711/
Bellhy6711/
Ueller6710/
Bellej678/
Wielly677/
Wuella677/
Velleu676/
Bellih676/
Beelle676/
Wøller676/
Vellie675/
Weelly675/
Waelli674/
Vellee674/
Wielli674/
Wwelly673/
Wiella673/
Voelle672/
Whllie672/
Wellai672/
Veulle672/
Hbelle671/
Bellhe671/
Wellishch671/
Vellhe671/
Wellyd671/
Vellea671/
Vuelle671/
Wlllle671/
Belleĭ671/
Uhelle671/
Welliy671/
Weulli671/
Wleejh671/
Wyllei671/
Whllet670/
Wyllee670/
Willeu670/
Wleeth670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welleh
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