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

Wahile (Marathi: वहीले) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahile? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wahile is the 518,137th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Wahile live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 47,855. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 74 percent live, North Region, where 11 percent live and Centre Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname exists 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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