Vakele Surname

187,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vakele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vakele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4021:38,6434,969
Iran6951:110,47810,572
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Lesotho431:47,2697,569
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Vakele (1,992) may also be a first name.

Vakele Last Name Facts

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

Vakele (Marathi: वाकेळे) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vakele is the 187,334th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,227,434 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Vakele live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,419th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 1,992 people.

The surname Vakele is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,402 people, or 1 in 38,643. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent are found, Western Cape, where 19 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Vakele Last Name Statistics demography

Vakele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.37% less than the national average, earning R 136,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vakiele9253/
Vakeley921/
Vakelee921/
Vakeleh921/
Vakle91289/
Vakkeler861/
Vakale8315,402/
Vakole83146/
Wakele8399/
Fakele8369/
Vakela8329/
Vakile839/
Vakhel839/
Vakeli838/
Vekele837/
Vakhle831/
Vaqele831/
Vacele831/
Wakeley772,085/
Vaykole772,063/
Vaykhel77203/
Wakelee77192/
Phakele7789/
Vakhale7758/
Fakeley7757/
Vakalea7739/
Waikele7737/
Vaikhel7730/
Vakeela7717/
Wakeleu7717/
Vaikeli7711/
Bakeley779/
Vakaleh779/
Vaikole778/
Vakheel778/
Vadkile775/
Vakkeli775/
Vakkela774/
Bakeleh774/
Vakkale773/
Wakeule773/
Vakalle772/
Vakelya772/
Vakhela772/
Vakalee772/
Backele772/
Vhakole771/
Vakaale771/
Vakhole771/
Wakelle771/
Vaquele771/
Vakuile771/
Vakelha771/
Wakiele771/
Fakelie771/
Bakelei771/
Beakele771/
Vakahle771/
Vaucele771/
Wakelge771/
Wakelet770/
Fakelet770/
Wakle731,004/
Vacle73309/
Vakjl731/
Vaškelis71333/
Vaskelis71107/
Wahkeleh7151/
Vadkhile712/
Vajsketl712/
Wakeuleu712/
Bakkelee711/
Wackeley711/
Wakeiled711/
Vakeelaa711/
Vakelich711/
Vakielia711/
Vaaykole711/
Vöckeler711/
Faihkele711/
Fakaelea711/
Beakeley711/
Wakesley710/
Whakeley710/
Fackeule710/
Wakeless710/
Fackeler710/
Vakili6738,267/
Wakely672,666/
Wakale671,548/
Vocale671,014/
Fakile67542/
Vakali67539/
Wakole67338/
Wakela67331/
Vakila67183/
Fakela67134/
Veikle67133/
Fakale67128/
Wakeli6783/
Vaceli6766/
Wakile6761/
Vakhil6751/
Wakhle6747/
Fakole6745/
Fakeli6739/
Wokele6736/
Vakily6734/
Wekele6732/
Vashkelis6730/
Waikle6729/
Vakhyl6723/
Vakail6722/
Vashkelys6715/
Vaškelytė6713/
Väkelä6711/
Fekele6710/
Vaicle675/
Vacale674/
Vacile673/
Vokela673/
Wakeil673/
Vekole672/
Vaklhe672/
Waklle672/
Waakle672/
Weakle672/
Wakeal672/
Fakely671/
Vokale671/
Waykle671/
Vockle671/
Uakela671/
Vakuil671/
Vacely671/
Vakoly671/
Vokeal671/
Vokole671/
Vékely671/
Faqele671/
Vokeli671/
Vekile671/
Wakhel671/
Wakyle671/
Vakoli671/
Wackle670/
Waggckele670/

Vakele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vakele in the Marathi language
वाकेळेvakele50
वाकेलेvakele50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vakele
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