Waheel Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Waheel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waheel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Waheel (68) may also be a first name.

Waheel Last Name Facts

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

Waheel (Hindi: वहील) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Waheel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waheel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waheel is the 4,908,606th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Waheel live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 68 people.

This last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan Waheel is mostly concentrated in: Islamabad Capital Territory, where 33 percent are found, Sindh, where 33 percent are found and Punjab, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan Waheel is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 6 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waeel91468/
Woheel8371/
Waeelh835/
Waaeel831/
Waeil7314/
Weuel731/
Woeell671/
Weeeel671/
Vaheil670/
Waeijil621/
Waehayl621/
Woehelle570/
Boeel554/
Baeil553/
Vaeil552/
Boehel501/

Waheel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waheel in the Hindi language
वहीलvahila-

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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 Waheel
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