Wakeela Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Wakeela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 50 | 1:3,572,878 | 26,888 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wakeela (2,637) may also be a first name.
Wakeela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakeela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakeela (Hindi: वकीला) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakeela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,635,433rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wakeela are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 143,013th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 2,637 people.
It is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 3,572,878. In Pakistan Wakeela is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 98 percent are found and Punjab, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan Wakeela occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 4 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakeela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakeela in the Hindi language | ||
| वकीला | vakila | 98.7 |
| वकिला | vakila | 1.3 |
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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 Wakeela
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