Wakalan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wakalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Wakalan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakalan is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wakalan.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakalan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Wakalan is mostly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Wakalan live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 67 percent are found and West Sepik, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakalane931/
Wakelan86141/
Vakalan866/
Wacalan861/
Bakalyan80358/
Wakeelan8081/
Bakalhan8038/
Bakalain802/
Bahkalan801/
Bakkalian7534/
Bakkalhan7528/
Vakkalank754/
Bakhalyan753/
Baukailan751/
Bahkalian751/
Bacalan711,370/
Waqalam71214/
Baqalan7138/
Bokalan713/
Bakolan712/
Vakelan711/
Bacallan67721/
Bacaylan67125/
Bacalian67101/
Vakelean6736/
Baqalean6722/
Waqeelan6712/
Wokkalam673/
Bacalhan672/
Bacalean672/
Vatcalan671/
Baqalian671/
Vakolean671/
Vakaalam671/
Vakhalam671/
Bacailan671/
Boukalan671/
Bakkalon671/
Waqelaan671/
Baqalyan671/
Bacalaan671/

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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
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  • 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 Wakalan
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