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 last name Wakel (Hindi: वकील, Oriya: ୱାେକଲ) is found most in Egypt. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakel? popularity and diffusion
Wakel is the 796,486th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Wakel are found; 79 percent are found in North Africa and 78 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 760,591st most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 147 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Beside Egypt Wakel occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 13 percent are found and Qatar, where 3 percent are found.
Wakel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wakel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wakel surname contracted 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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