Around the world, Wele (Wele 
) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name Wele is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, South Africa, where it is quite a rare principally male, but scarcely girly name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, South Africa, and Nigeria. Likewise, Wele is the last name as well as the forename.