Wely Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wely Surname Definition:

For Vely or Vesli. “Hundfridus (a name more familiar in the form of Humphrey) was a vassal of Ilbert de Laci in Yorkshire, 1086. As ‘Umfrido de Villeio,’ we find him, before 1100, giving two garbs from the harvest yearly towards the endowment of St.

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Wely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2751:480,90639,594
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Mauritania401:102,3726,314
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India91:85,229,487684,495
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wely (4,249) may also be a first name.

Wely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Vely or Vesli. “Hundfridus (a name more familiar in the form of Humphrey) was a vassal of Ilbert de Laci in Yorkshire, 1086. As ‘Umfrido de Villeio,’ we find him, before 1100, giving two garbs from the harvest yearly towards the endowment of St. Clement’s Chapel in Pontefract Castle. He must have come from one of the places called Villey, in Calvados, in which Lassy also is situated.” - A. S. Ellis. Or perhaps from the Norman fief of Vesli, as “Hugue and Guillaume de Vesli” are entered on the Dives Roll. He held in Snidal, Newton, and Ackworth; and two hundred years later we find his descen­dant of the same, name continuing to be the tenant of the Lacies in Yorkshire. Thorner, in that county, was held of the Earl of Lincoln by Sir Humphrey de Veyley, who was likewise Lord of the manor of Owston. He was a benefactor of Selby Abbey, and in 1269 gave Herward-croft, in Holme, to Nostel Priory. - Burton's Mon. Ebor. His son’s name was Robert. At about the same date, the name occurs pretty frequently in the Rotuli Hundredorum, where we find John Wiley of Northumberland, Hugh de Wiley and his son Roger of Bedfordshire, John and William de Wyly, of Wiltshire, and Ralph and Thomas de Wylies of Buckinghamshire. Nicholas de Wely, of Batham-Wily, Wilts, occurs in the Testa de Nevill, where we likewise find he held land at Wyly of William de Dunstanville, and at Langford of the Abbess of Wilton. William de Wylie, at the same date, held in Bucks.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Wely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wely (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﻲ) is found most in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wely.

How Common Is The Last Name Wely? popularity and diffusion

Wely is the 554,992nd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Wely are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wely is also the 106,305th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 4,249 people.

The last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 480,906. In Indonesia Wely is most common in: West Java, where 59 percent are found, South Sumatra, where 11 percent are found and West Sumatra, where 8 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent are found and Mauritania, where 7 percent are found.

Wely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wely surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wely Last Name Statistics demography

Wely earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welay894,570/
Weley89215/
Weily89145/
Wehly8926/
Weløy8922/
Wiely8913/
Weloy8913/
Waely8913/
Whely892/
Welyi892/
Weuly891/
Weliy891/
Weyly890/
Whealy80372/
Weiley80250/
Whelly80109/
Wethly8058/
Weeley8032/
Weetly8027/
Weelay8024/
Woehly8024/
Welych8015/
Welgey8014/
Wheley806/
Wieley806/
Hwelya805/
Wealey805/
Wesliy804/
Weilly803/
Weylly802/
Whaely802/
Weejly801/
Wehley801/
Whelay801/
Wealay801/
Weilyd801/
Wealyh801/
Weyley800/
Whetly800/
Wehely800/
Wheyly800/
Weilay800/
Wealhy800/
Wheily800/
Woeley800/
Wele7513,868/
Weli7510,281/
Wela755,037/
Welé751,582/
Wyly75906/
Vely75852/
Wily75801/
Welj754/
Welè752/
Wheeley73698/
Whelley73146/
Whealey7350/
Wheitly7346/
Wettley7324/
Whetley7313/
Wheetly736/
Wesleyp731/
Whaeley731/
Wheelys731/
Wheuley731/
Whieley731/
Weitley731/
Welyaya731/
Weulley731/
Hweelya731/
Wheally730/
Whoeley730/
Weilley730/
Wheyley730/
Whelehy730/
Weattly730/
Wethley730/
Belay67298,260/
Wiley6770,363/
Beloy673,746/
Beley673,242/
Wehle672,163/
Weale671,904/
Velay671,846/
Wiele671,416/
Veley671,053/
Waeli67763/
Waley67744/
Weile67676/
Wyley67503/
Weleh67357/
Walay67324/
Welia67251/
Weule67249/
Weili67232/
Woley67214/
Weele67181/
Welie67164/
Velyt67145/
Waele67141/
Waliy6786/
Welai6764/
Waily6762/
Wolay6759/
Welei6757/
Behly6743/
Wiela6743/
Vwele6742/
Weila6734/
Wehli6733/
Beluy6730/
Veloy6729/
Vealy6727/
Welea6726/
Wieli6725/
Wesselly6725/
Weala6721/
Whele6720/
Wilay6720/
Wejle6718/
Welee6717/
Woliy6716/
Welaj6715/
Welih6711/
Weali6711/
Weela6711/
Whyly679/
Veliy678/
Waluy677/
Weyle677/
Weliz677/
Wessilly677/
Wahly676/
Huely676/
Welej676/
Woele675/
Veløy675/
Veely674/
Wiliy674/
Welaa674/
Wiloy673/
Welhi673/
Velyi673/
Welij673/
Weuli673/
Veily672/
Woloy672/
Wheathly672/
Hwela672/
Wilhy672/
Weyli672/
Weeli672/
Weyla672/
Whealley671/
Woeli671/
Wolhy671/
Wuela671/
Wyliy671/
Whitelly671/
Wheheliy671/
Whela671/
Wheli671/
Whesllay671/
Welii671/
Velhy671/
Wajly671/
Veyly671/
Wayly671/
Weilé671/
Veluy671/
Woily671/
Belhy671/
Hwele671/
Weheslly671/
Wejla671/
Weleu671/
Wolyi671/
Velyy671/
Bejly671/
Wheasley670/
Wheatlly670/
Whily670/
Wylay670/
Wheitley670/
Wheittly670/
Wyhly670/
Welhe670/

Wely Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wely in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻟﻲwly71.43
ﺍﻟﻮﻟﻲalwly19.05
ﻭﻟﻰwly4.76
ﺍﻟﻮﻟﻰalwly4.76

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