Wakalo Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

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

Wakalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya931:496,55825,459
Uganda661:591,50431,661
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Wakalo (20) may also be a first name.

Wakalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakalo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻛﺎﻝ) is found most in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wakalo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakalo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Wakalo occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Wakalo are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 496,558. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 73 percent live, Isiolo County, where 10 percent live and Makueni County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 36 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Wakalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wakalo surname is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakaalo9269/
Wakalou9236/
Wakalio926/
Waakalo921/
Wakkalo921/
Wakhaloo861/
Wakala831,618/
Wakolo83563/
Vakalo83311/
Wokalo8397/
Wakelo839/
Wekalo838/
Wakało831/
Wakkala772,144/
Vakalos77106/
Wekalou7771/
Waskala7726/
Wakalla7725/
Vakalio7724/
Waikala7712/
Bakallo779/
Wakolyo779/
Wakalaa779/
Vakalot778/
Waikolo775/
Vakalou774/
Baukalo773/
Wakhala773/
Wakaala772/
Waskało772/
Bakaloi772/
Wakalia772/
Woskalo772/
Wakqala771/
Vakaloa771/
Waykolo771/
Bakkalo771/
Wakalah771/
Wakoolo771/
Wokaalo771/
Wakalya771/
Vakhalo771/
Waikoloa7119/
Baikailo7112/
Wekallou7110/
Wekkalou718/
Wakoulou717/
Wakkalla715/
Vakalios714/
Bakkallo714/
Waskalla714/
Wauhkala713/
Wakholoa711/
Wakkkala711/
Bakkalou711/
Bakailou711/
Bakallio711/
Waskalia711/
Wakallah711/
Waekoloh711/
Vakala671,613/
Wokolo67344/
Wakela67331/
Wakola67251/
Bacalo67134/
Vaqalo6779/
Wekelo6715/
Baqalo6713/
Wakaalath677/
Vacalo676/
Wacala675/
Vokalo674/
Wokala673/
Wekolo672/
Wekala672/
Bakhallou671/
Bakaló671/
Waikailas671/
Wakaullah671/
Vekalo671/
Bakało671/

Wakalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakalo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻛﺎﻝwkal-

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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 Wakalo
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