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

The last name Vakele (Marathi: वाकेळे) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 187,334th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,227,434 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Vakele are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,419th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,992 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,402 people, or 1 in 38,643. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

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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