Welu Surname

189,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Welu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4911:49,5505,981
United States3871:936,58670,075
Indonesia1951:678,20152,887
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
France31:22,140,907385,998
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Welu (3,950) may also be a first name.

Welu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Welu.

How Common Is The Last Name Welu? popularity and diffusion

Welu is the 189,493rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,269,424 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Welu are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 111,303rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 3,950 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,491 people, or 1 in 49,550. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Welu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welu surname are 25.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Welu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $44,384 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weilu8952/
Welau8938/
Wellu8927/
Welou8926/
Waelu893/
Weliu892/
Wgelu891/
Wielu891/
Weleu891/
Wehlau80237/
Weiliu8074/
Wehlus8059/
Weilau8033/
Welusz8032/
Wielau8018/
Wellou808/
Wehlou808/
Weslou802/
Whelus802/
Whealu801/
Weileu801/
Weilou801/
Waeliu801/
Wuelus801/
Whelau800/
Velu7511,095/
Belu755,689/
Walu755,216/
Wilu75925/
Wolu75660/
Uelu752/
Welhuis73145/
Welhous7385/
Weslaut738/
Wueluue734/
Whellus733/
Weelius731/
Wiehlau731/
Welhaus731/
Whealus730/
Weilupp730/
Whelaud730/
Veliu676,002/
Veluz674,403/
Belau673,786/
Waliu673,034/
Belhu672,917/
Belou671,391/
Velou67845/
Velut67614/
Beliu67349/
Wailu67331/
Wallu67266/
Belui67229/
Willu67192/
Velgu67190/
Wiluś67186/
Walau67157/
Beleu67130/
Waluh67118/
Veelu6790/
Wheelous6789/
Velus6788/
Bealu6777/
Wehlauch6772/
Velau6761/
Wilou6756/
Weslauth6756/
Velud6748/
Waleu6740/
Walui6737/
Beluy6730/
Waluj6727/
Woleu6725/
Velux6717/
Wollu6714/
Wilau6714/
Waalu6714/
Velyu6713/
Woliu6711/
Uhelu6710/
Beelu679/
Vealu678/
Waluy677/
Beilu675/
Vetlu674/
Velhu674/
Weloo674/
Wylau673/
Witellus673/
Velui672/
Vhelu672/
Wilui672/
Weitlaus672/
Weilleux672/
Wileu672/
Walhu672/
Welho672/
Veilu672/
Hbelu671/
Weylouth671/
Wheatlui671/
Whellous671/
Weitlaup671/
Veluu671/
Weloe671/
Weitleou671/
Veluh671/
Veluy671/
Wolau671/
Beluș671/
Wholu671/
Weislaus671/
Veslu671/
Veleu671/
Wilux670/

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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 Welu
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