Wahile Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wahile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4341:47,8556,262
India1351:5,681,966136,010
Niger581:330,8979,684
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wahile (37) may also be a first name.

Wahile Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahile (Marathi: वहीले) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahile? popularity and diffusion

Wahile is the 518,137th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. The last name Wahile is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Wahile reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name globally, held by 37 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 47,855. In Cameroon Wahile is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 74 percent live, North Region, where 11 percent live and Centre Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Wahile occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Niger, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahiele923/
Wahille922/
Wahuile921/
Wahitley862/
Vahile832,469/
Wahili83451/
Wahele8375/
Waehle838/
Wohile838/
Wahily833/
Wehile831/
Hwahele77123/
Waehler7786/
Bahilea7782/
Waahila7741/
Wahilis7722/
Wahelie776/
Wajjile771/
Wahilaa771/
Wahiliy771/
Vahille771/
Vahiler771/
Waiyele771/
Bahilee771/
Waheley770/
Wahelee770/
Waele73141/
Uaile732/
Baheileh712/
Waheyele711/
Waheller711/
Vahiller710/
Waeles67621/
Bahily67208/
Waehli678/
Vahele677/
Waelle674/
Waelee672/
Wehele672/
Bahilj672/
Vehile672/
Uailey671/
Waelei671/
Bauile671/
Weayle671/
Waeled671/
Waelea671/
Baehle670/
Wuiele670/

Wahile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahile in the Marathi language
वहीलेvahile90.91
शैलेशsailesa9.09

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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 Wahile
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