Wakela Surname
Approximately 331 people bear this surname
Wakela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wakela (1,171) may also be a first name.
Wakela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakela (Hindi: वकीला) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 833,931st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Wakela live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 232,087th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 1,171 people.
Wakela is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 276,703. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakela in the Hindi language | ||
| वकीला | vakila | - |
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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 Wakela
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