Wellet Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Wellet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1401:131,0863,580
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Benin491:210,93119,709
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wellet (49,372) may also be a first name.

Wellet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wellet (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﺖ) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wellet is the 970,883rd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. Wellet is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Wellet reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wellet is also the 18,701st most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 49,372 people.

The surname Wellet is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 131,086. In Burkina Faso Wellet is primarily found in: Sahel Region, where 94 percent reside and Sud-Ouest Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Benin, where 18 percent reside.

Wellet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wellet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wellet last name increased 256 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wellet surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wellet earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning $40,582 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellete9272/
Woellet929/
Wellett928/
Whellet921/
Wellets920/
Welletz920/
Welet9151/
Wllet911/
Wellette8687/
Wouellet863/
Welletts860/
Bellet837,964/
Willet832,448/
Vellet83361/
Welete8324/
Welled832/
Weleth831/
Wealet831/
Wlleth830/
Whllet830/
Wehlet830/
Weillette805/
Wlet804/
Wuellette803/
Ouellet7732,688/
Willett7726,046/
Veillet771,177/
Willeit77485/
Bellett77447/
Woillet77107/
Williet7782/
Viellet7765/
Welette7756/
Wehleit7748/
Weilete7737/
Willete7721/
Vellete7712/
Willeat779/
Wheelet775/
Velliet775/
Willetz773/
Willeth772/
Waillet772/
Wellist772/
Hwelett771/
Huellet771/
Veallet771/
Velleit771/
Whillet770/
Vellett770/
Voellet770/
Wellitt770/
Welhete770/
Wilet73206/
Weled73137/
Wlaet7343/
Wylet7322/
Welit7312/
Wleth735/
Wealt734/
Wlete732/
Wliet732/
Wlett731/
Vllet731/
Wleet731/
Weult731/
Wjllt731/
Weilt730/
Bllet730/
Willette715,320/
Ouellete71149/
Ouellett71119/
Velleste71115/
Wuilliet7148/
Veillett7110/
Vellette719/
Willheit719/
Williett718/
Veillete714/
Ouelllet712/
Belleïtt711/
Willhiet711/
Willeate711/
Wayllete711/
Uellette711/
Wylletts711/
Wheatlet711/
Weleateh711/
Willhett711/
Willeutt710/
Wellhite710/
Wellhoyt710/
Wellhith710/
Whillett710/
Willettt710/
Ouellette6737,377/
Billet6710,161/
Veillette675,370/
Villet672,462/
Bellit67281/
Wealth67250/
Willit67119/
Veylet6793/
Böllet6766/
Belled6757/
Wailet6755/
Wilett6727/
Willed6723/
Vellit674/
Weleed674/
Wealte672/
Willyt672/
Woilet672/
Ouelletts671/
Bllett671/
Willheite671/
Wileit671/
Wilete671/
Wealtz671/
Weildt671/
Weszellts671/
Veyllette671/
Welite671/
Wellyd671/
Welait671/
Whyllt671/
Willeatts671/
Byllet671/
Weilth671/
Uillet671/
Wealed671/
Wylett670/
Whilet670/
Hwlett670/
Wleeth670/
Whelts670/
Weilte670/
Wlliot670/

Wellet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wellet in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻟﺖwlt-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wellet
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