Wahel Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Wahel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger351:548,34314,024
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India61:127,844,230863,365
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wahel (53) may also be a first name.

Wahel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahel (Marathi: वाहेळ) occurs most in Niger. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Wahel is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Wahel reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 53 people.

Wahel is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 548,343. In Niger Wahel is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 71 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 23 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 14 percent are found.

Wahel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wahel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wahel last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wahel Last Name Statistics demography

Wahel earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wael8977,674/
Hwahele83123/
Waheelh831/
Wahil801,214/
Waeel80468/
Waell80461/
Waael80306/
Waele80141/
Vahel8060/
Waeil8014/
Wohel8014/
Wehel808/
Waheyele771/
Waegli7372/
Wajgel7359/
Waijel7310/
Waehle738/
Waiyel737/
Baheyl737/
Bauhel736/
Waeelh735/
Waelle734/
Wahill733/
Beahel733/
Wahuyl731/
Waayel731/
Wwahil731/
Baahel731/
Vahiel730/
Vauhel730/
Baheal730/
Vael67725/
Woel67137/
Wajgiel6757/
Waayeel6711/
Waessil674/
Weul673/
Wahille672/
Waél671/
Bajheel671/
Waiyele671/
Wahgill671/
Wahuile671/
Wahlova671/
Vaheele671/
Baheall671/
Waehayl671/

Wahel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahel in the Marathi language
वाहेळvahela-

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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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  • 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 Wahel
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