Wakel Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Wakel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Pakistan | 46 | 1:3,883,563 | 28,150 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wakel (147) may also be a first name.
Wakel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakel (Hindi: वकील, Oriya: ୱାେକଲ) is most common in Egypt. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wakel is the 796,486th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Wakel reside; 79 percent reside in North Africa and 78 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Wakel is also the 760,591st most commonly held given name globally It is held by 147 people.
The surname is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Aside from Egypt this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 13 percent live and Qatar, where 3 percent live.
Wakel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wakel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wakel surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakel in the Hindi language | ||
| वकील | vakila | - |
| Wakel in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାେକଲ | waekala | - |
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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 Wakel
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