Weloba Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Weloba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weloba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1521:303,81519,191
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Weloba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weloba has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Weloba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weloba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weloba is the 1,409,418th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Weloba live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 303,815. In Kenya Weloba is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 48 percent live, Bungoma County, where 42 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 6 percent live. Not including Kenya Weloba exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiloba9212/
Wieloba921/
Weleba83382/
Beloba8357/
Welaba8325/
Woloba8313/
Waloba835/
Wolobah771,979/
Wieleba771,610/
Welubap77145/
Walioba7715/
Welebai778/
Walobah778/
Waelaba777/
Weleeba773/
Wolobha772/
Wielaba772/
Welabah771/
Walobai771/
Wailoba771/
Welubah771/
Wolloba771/
Wieluba771/
Welabau771/
Walooba771/
Wollobah711/
Woloubai711/
Beloubah711/
Biloba67869/
Belobo67805/
Veleba67629/
Walaba67390/
Wilobo67136/
Waleba6759/
Wilaba6743/
Wolobo6726/
Walobo6721/
Welebo6714/
Belaba6712/
Wileba679/
Belobi678/
Belobe677/
Wolaba673/
Welabi672/
Woleba672/
Wiloby671/
Velaba671/
Welabo671/
Welube671/
Welava671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Weloba
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