Wakali Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Wakali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 123 | 1:66,290 | 8,647 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wakali (667) may also be a first name.
Wakali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakali (Hindi: वाकली, Marathi: वाकली) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakali? popularity and diffusion
Wakali is the 940,398th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Wakali are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wakali is also the 321,321st most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 667 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 66,290. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 85 percent are found, East Sepik, where 9 percent are found and Chimbu, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakali in the Hindi language | ||
| वाकली | vakali | - |
| Wakali in the Marathi language | ||
| वाकली | vakali | - |
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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 Wakali
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