Worldwide, Welcome (Welcome 
, Welkam 
) is a common dominantly masculine, but seldom girly forename. The forename Welcome is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common mostly boy's, but seldom girly name, South Africa, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Botswana, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, and Egypt. Very seldom, Welcome is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Welcome | Myanmar, South Africa, United States, Honduras, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Welkam | India, Indonesia, Philippines |
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welcome chapman American Mormon leader (1805-1893), US (b. 1805) |
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| welcome arnold greene (b. 1795) |
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| welcome w. johnson American politician, US (b. 1817) |
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| welcome b. sayles (b. 1813) |
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welcome gaston American baseball player, US (b. 1874) |
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welcome w. wilson, sr. American businessman, US (b. 1928) |
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| welcome duru South African actor, ZA (b. 1933) |
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| welcome msomi South African actor, ZA (b. 1943) |
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| welcome ncita South African boxer, ZA (b. 1965) |
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| welcome mkululi wami researcher, ORCID id # 0000-0002-1800-1584 |
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| welcome turner jones American physician |
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| ta'jon welcome college basketball player (2015–2016) Northwestern State |
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| welcome w. bender Biological Chemistry researcher |
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| shakur welcome Caymanian footballer (b. 1997) |
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