Welso Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Welso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 44 | 1:100,194 | 7,994 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Welso (62) may also be a first name.
Welso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welso Come From? nationality or country of origin
Welso is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Welso are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Welso is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 62 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 100,194. In Liberia Welso is most frequent in: Gbarpolu County, where 80 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 18 percent are found and Lofa County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Liberia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellso | 91 | 25 | / |
| Weleso | 91 | 5 | / |
| Welsou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Welsso | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wealso | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wlso | 89 | 1 | / |
| Belso | 80 | 422 | / |
| Wilso | 80 | 135 | / |
| Velso | 80 | 19 | / |
| Welsa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Weljo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Welschot | 77 | 18 | / |
| Welshott | 77 | 0 | / |
| Welshous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Velsco | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wilsco | 73 | 23 | / |
| Bellso | 73 | 19 | / |
| Belsoi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Willso | 73 | 14 | / |
| Belsou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Belsio | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wuilso | 73 | 5 | / |
| Belsho | 73 | 3 | / |
| Welsha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Welesa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Velsos | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wilsou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Huelso | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wilsso | 73 | 2 | / |
| Velsio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welsah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vellso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uelsou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wellsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weljas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wilsoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wilsoh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wilsop | 73 | 0 | / |
| Belsoo | 73 | 0 | / |
| Welschott | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welessa | 67 | 840 | / |
| Weldjou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Belleso | 67 | 9 | / |
| Velssco | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wlessou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vellsco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vlso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wlzo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bellsso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belssou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willsoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welggio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlxo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bellsuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willsoh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Welso
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