Wael Surname

7,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt68,6121:1,340189
Indonesia2,7111:48,7825,488
Saudi Arabia2,4651:12,5181,726
Yemen9241:28,5992,748
Iraq7761:45,1311,875
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Philippines3481:290,91441,719
United Arab Emirates3151:29,0873,207
Algeria2201:175,59821,726
Denmark1631:34,6303,586
Tunisia1421:4,300671
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Israel611:140,28914,966
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Jordan301:294,74810,946
Syria261:742,3476,033
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Greece221:503,62763,727
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
France91:7,380,302306,885
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England71:7,959,723202,100
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Waél (1) are calculated separately.

Wael (433,898) may also be a first name.

Wael Last Name Facts

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

Wael (Arabic: واءل) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Waél. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wael.

How Common Is The Last Name Wael? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,305th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 93,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Wael are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 88 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Wael is also the 2,357th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 433,898 people.

The surname Wael is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 68,612 people, or 1 in 1,340. Other than Egypt Wael exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Wael Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wael has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wael last name increased 315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wael Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Wael earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.87% less than the national average, earning $28,105 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waél921/
Waell89461/
Waael89306/
Waele89141/
Wahel8981/
Waehl893/
Wel862,606/
Waegli8072/
Wajgel8059/
Waijel8010/
Waehle808/
Waiyel807/
Waelle804/
Waayel801/
Well756,199/
Weel752,002/
Wiel751,380/
Vael75725/
Wehl75680/
Woel75137/
Hwel7551/
Welh7550/
Weul753/
Wuel752/
Hwahele73123/
Wajgiel7357/
Waayeel7311/
Waessil734/
Waheelh731/
Waiyele731/
Woehl671,434/
Wahil671,214/
Wiehl671,150/
Weldt67945/
Baehl67629/
Wl67439/
Woell67183/
Vaele67103/
Wiell6766/
Vahel6760/
Wehlt6741/
Wellh6724/
Wohel6714/
Wuehl6711/
Weell6710/
Wauil676/
Woele675/
Hvael675/
Woelp672/
Woelh672/
Welhl672/
Hwell672/
Wuell671/
We'll671/
Hweld671/
Weehl671/
Vaell671/
Waheyele671/
Hweel671/
Wweel671/
Weull671/
Weesl671/
Welph670/
Weltd670/
Woelt670/
Woeld670/
Weail670/

Wael Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wael in the Arabic language
واءلwal-
وائلwayl-

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