Wahil Surname

310,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Wahil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,1571:16,5881,100
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Wahil (274) may also be a first name.

Wahil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahil is found most frequently in Niger. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahil? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wahil is the 310,357th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,002,921 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wahil reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Wahil is also the 536,832nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 274 people.

The surname Wahil is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 1,157 people, or 1 in 16,588. In Niger it is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent live, Agadez Region, where 12 percent live and Maradi Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Niger Wahil is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahill913/
Wwahil911/
Wahille832/
Wahgill831/
Wahuile831/
Vahil80257/
Wahel8081/
Waeil8014/
Wauil806/
Wehil803/
Weail800/
Waijel7310/
Waehle738/
Waiyel737/
Weauil731/
Wahuyl731/
Vahiel730/
Vahill730/
Wael6777,674/
Hwahele67123/
Wajgiel6757/
Uail676/
Waessil674/
Waiyele671/
Wajjile671/
Wahlova671/
Bauhail671/
Vahille671/
Vajhail671/
Waél671/
Waheelh671/
Waehayl671/

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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 Wahil
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