Welong Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Welong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2831:467,31238,614
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Welong (123) may also be a first name.

Welong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welong is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 862,604th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Welong reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 123 people.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 467,312. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Sulawesi, where 54 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 17 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 16 percent live. Beside Indonesia Welong occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellong9245/
Weilong9227/
Wetlong9215/
Waelong928/
Wealong921/
Weloing921/
Waelhong862/
Weileong861/
Weiloong861/
Belong831,603/
Welang83543/
Walong83477/
Wolong8390/
Welung8347/
Wilong8344/
Wylong8335/
Uelong8331/
Velong8326/
Wellang77483/
Wailong77153/
Wohlong77113/
Wallong7753/
Wollong7742/
Wielang7738/
Weliang7738/
Wiliong7725/
Beliong7720/
Wyllong772/
Belyong772/
Willong772/
Woilong772/
Wolyong771/
Wealung771/
Bealong771/
Beloung771/
Behlong771/
Wwleong771/
Wealang771/
Waloung771/
Wahlong771/
Hwalong771/
Weylung770/
Weilang770/
Weiliang7190/
Williong7134/
Wellyang717/
Wailoong715/
Waileong713/
Velosing713/
Welliang712/
Weillang711/
Bilong676,379/
Belang671,219/
Walang67984/
Belung67459/
Wolang6783/
Volong6780/
Wilang6774/
Welanc6737/
Velang678/
Wylonk676/
Vilong674/
Wilung674/
Bylong672/
Valong671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Welong
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis