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Throughout the world, Wela (Vela
, Wela
, Welle
) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name Wela is habitual in South Africa, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently female name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and India. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. More frequently, Wela is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
---|---|
Vela | Colombia, India, Mexico, United States, Peru |
Wela | Philippines, Spain, India, United States, Germany |
Welle | Spain, Argentina, India, United States, Peru |
Abuela | Spain, Colombia, India, Mexico, United States |
Wela is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Abuela Rose , the character from 2005 film 'Buffalo Dreams' and Abuela Claudia , the musical character in the musical In the Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda; is the loving matriarch of the barrio who knows everybody.