Al Wakal Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Al Wakal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Wakal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen231:1,148,92611,714
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Al Wakal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Wakal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Wakal is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Wakal? popularity and diffusion

Al Wakal is the 2,944,094th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Al Wakal are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Al Wakal is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,148,926. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Sana'a Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 20 percent reside and Jordan, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Wakkal942/
Al Bakal881/
Al Bakkal8214/
Al-Wakkal823/
Al Bakhal822/
Al-Bakkal717/
Al Bakool711/
Al Baqqal711/
Al-Baqal634/
Al-Baqqal591/

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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
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  • 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 Wakal
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