Welo Surname

102,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Welo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,1811:23,2252,934
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Uganda3021:129,26911,983
Ivory Coast1411:163,6267,475
Indonesia1121:1,180,79683,720
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Poland951:400,09242,855
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
Norway691:74,52610,434
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Welo (1,222) may also be a first name.

Welo Last Name Facts

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

Welo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﻮ) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Welo is the 102,285th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,581,499 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Welo live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Welo is also the 226,387th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 1,222 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,181 people, or 1 in 23,225. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Welo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welo surname expanded 633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welo surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Welo earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning 340,378 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning $35,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wello89931/
Whelo89110/
Welio8947/
Weloh8936/
Waelo8933/
Weylo8928/
Welou8926/
Weloy8913/
Weloo894/
Weilo893/
Wealo893/
Welho892/
Wielo892/
Woelo891/
Vwelo891/
Weulo891/
Wwelo891/
Weelo891/
Weloz891/
Weislo80128/
Wellio8061/
Wealot8050/
Weloth8040/
Waeloh8037/
Weiluo8032/
Weloch8016/
Wieloh8010/
Wellou808/
Wehlou808/
Welloo806/
Weslou802/
Weslop802/
Whello801/
Welosh801/
Weahlo801/
Weliod801/
Weallo801/
Weiloh801/
Weilou801/
Wielio800/
Belo75123,961/
Velo7519,299/
Walo758,655/
Wolo756,431/
Wela755,037/
Wilo75783/
Wylo759/
Wleo751/
Welhous7385/
Wesloot738/
Weiloch732/
Wheelgo732/
Whelloa731/
Welhoit730/
Veloz6743,962/
Velho6716,825/
Wella674,682/
Beloy673,746/
Velos672,008/
Veloo671,923/
Belio671,850/
Wallo671,466/
Belou671,391/
Wollo671,078/
Velou67845/
Wylot67680/
Wolio67509/
Beloi67483/
Willo67422/
Waloh67416/
Velot67328/
Walio67320/
Veelo67313/
Welia67251/
Ouelo67250/
Bealo67190/
Beelo67173/
Velio67172/
Woloo67151/
Wailo67136/
Welah67123/
Beilo67123/
Wheelous6789/
Beylo6789/
Wiloh6789/
Beloo6787/
Veloa6784/
Woloh6784/
Wahlo6771/
Wilio6768/
Wilou6756/
Waloo6752/
Beluo6748/
Wiela6743/
Weila6734/
Veloy6729/
Vuelo6723/
Wichello6723/
Weala6721/
Huelo6721/
Veloh6719/
Wheelloo6718/
Waela6717/
Weula6716/
Bejlo6716/
Veilo6715/
Wholo6715/
Wajlo6713/
Velgo6712/
Uelos6712/
Woloj6712/
Vejlo6711/
Weela6711/
Waloi6710/
Vehlo679/
Vielo678/
Velod676/
Veloi676/
Wijlo676/
Wohlo676/
Whicello675/
Woluo675/
Wehla675/
Waalo674/
Welaa674/
Wyloo674/
Wiloy673/
Woloi673/
Beloj673/
Hwalo673/
Wheeloch672/
Vhelo672/
Veloj672/
Woloy672/
Hwela672/
Woilo672/
Waylo672/
Ueloh672/
Wilho672/
Wuilo672/
Waïlo672/
Weyla672/
Wuela671/
Weylouth671/
Whela671/
Whellous671/
Wiloa671/
Woylo671/
Weitleou671/
Whalo671/
Whylo671/
Velop671/
Wyloz671/
Wiloi671/
Wiloo671/
Woela671/
Beloň671/
Veslo671/
Wejla671/
Weleu671/

Welo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Welo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻟﻮwlw-

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