Al Wail Surname
Approximately 2,552 people bear this surname
Al Wail Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,314 | 1:11,420 | 1,377 |
| United Arab Emirates | 122 | 1:75,101 | 6,965 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
Al Wail Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Wail Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Wail is found most in Yemen. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Wail? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al Wail is the 169,164th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,855,621 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Wail are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most widely held in Yemen, where it is borne by 2,314 people, or 1 in 11,420. In Yemen Al Wail is most common in: Ibb Governorate, where 42 percent live, Taiz Governorate, where 14 percent live and Sa'dah Governorate, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent live and Kuwait, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wajil | 93 | 2 | / |
| Al Wailh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Waileh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Waal | 86 | 1,085 | / |
| Al Wahl | 86 | 2 | / |
| Al-Wail | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Wajel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Wahal | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Hbail | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Wasel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Wajal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Wagli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Bal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Al Wel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Al Val | 77 | 1 | / |
| Al Wealth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Al Wassel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Baal | 71 | 9 | / |
| Al-Wael | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al Bahl | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Waal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Wasl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Wayel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Wasel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Bayel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Boyal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hweil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Bal | 62 | 8 | / |
| Al-Well | 57 | 3 | / |
| Al-Baal | 57 | 1 | / |
| Al-Boyal | 53 | 33 | / |
| Al-Vasyl | 53 | 1 | / |
| Al-Whele | 53 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hwell | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Al Wail
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