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
The surname Welye occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname 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 Welye is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Welye is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 89 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 7 percent reside.
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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