Wakali Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

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

Wakali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1231:66,2908,647
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India241:31,961,058386,265
France81:8,302,840321,660
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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 last name Wakali (Hindi: वाकली, Marathi: वाकली) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakali is the 940,398th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Wakali live; 44 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 321,321st most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 667 people.

Wakali is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 66,290. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 85 percent are found, East Sepik, where 9 percent are found and Chimbu, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Wakali exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikali92237/
Wakaliy926/
Wakaili926/
Wakaali925/
Wakalia922/
Wakkali921/
Wakalie921/
Wakalli921/
Wakhalis86366/
Wakkalai861/
Wakoli837,954/
Wakala831,618/
Wakale831,548/
Vakali83539/
Wokali83341/
Wakaly8397/
Wakeli8383/
Wekali835/
Wakhalist804/
Wakooli774,735/
Wakkala772,144/
Vakaliy771,983/
Vakalis77846/
Wakholi77506/
Wakhale77296/
Wacalie7773/
Wokaali7752/
Waikoli7733/
Wokalia7730/
Wakkale7726/
Wakalla7725/
Vakalio7724/
Wakeeli7718/
Vakalai7713/
Wookali7713/
Waikala7712/
Vakkali7710/
Vakalia779/
Wakalaa779/
Wakaile779/
Waikale776/
Vakhali776/
Bakalyi776/
Vagkali775/
Waykale774/
Wokhali774/
Bakalij774/
Vhakali773/
Wakhala773/
Vakaali773/
Watkale773/
Vatkali773/
Wakolai773/
Waykoli772/
Bakaloi772/
Vaikali772/
Waakoli772/
Wakkoli772/
Wakaala772/
Waakale771/
Wakhaly771/
Uakaliy771/
Vakauli771/
Waqalit771/
Wakalle771/
Wakalya771/
Wakolli771/
Wakqala771/
Wekhali771/
Wakalay771/
Bakalui771/
Wackaly770/
Wakayluy71153/
Wakhooli71120/
Bakkayli7150/
Baykalli7147/
Vatkalis7143/
Bakhauli7133/
Vagkalis7116/
Wascalis719/
Bakkaliy716/
Wakkalla715/
Wakalehe714/
Vakaliay713/
Wauhkala713/
Vakhalli712/
Wookaali712/
Wakhaale712/
Wakollie711/
Wakkkala711/
Vakhalai711/
Waikooli711/
Wakkooli711/
Bakkalih711/
Backauli711/
Vakale6715,402/
Wakely672,666/
Vakala671,613/
Bacali67998/
Baqali67857/
Bakoli67598/
Wakole67338/
Wakola67251/
Wokoli67165/
Wakele6799/
Vokali6726/
Wokaly6717/
Vakeli678/
Uakoli677/
Washcalis676/
Wacala675/
Vekali674/
Wekeli673/
Wokala673/
Uekali673/
Vacali672/
Wecali671/
Wekale671/
Vakaly671/
Waikollie671/
Waukollie671/
Vakhalaai671/
Vakhalaip671/
Vashkalai671/
Wacoli671/
Wokeli671/
Vakoli671/

Wakali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakali in the Hindi language
वाकलीvakali-
Wakali in the Marathi language
वाकलीvakali-

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Footnotes

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