Welye Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Welye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Welye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Welye is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Welye occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Welye live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Welye is most common in: Maharashtra, where 89 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welyet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wehlye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weilye | 91 | 0 | / |
| Weilyer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wehlyee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Velye | 80 | 610 | / |
| Welie | 80 | 164 | / |
| Welya | 80 | 67 | / |
| Wylye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wilye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wehelyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weylie | 73 | 95 | / |
| Welihe | 73 | 65 | / |
| Weljay | 73 | 49 | / |
| Welgey | 73 | 14 | / |
| Weliei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Weelie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Weljee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Whelie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Belyey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weljie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weilie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Welehe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wylyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bealye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walyea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wielie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wetlie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weljaya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weillie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Welehie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wheelie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wehliee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welajie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weelihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weeleei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velaiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whellie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weilier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weilieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welaije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huelyer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wettlie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Welhier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weyllie | 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
- 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 Welye
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