Wakelan Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Wakelan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 124 | 1:1,440,676 | 15,936 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wakelan (3,593) may also be a first name.
Wakelan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakelan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakelan is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakelan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Wakelan live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Wakelan is also the 118,038th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 3,593 people.
It is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 1,440,676. In Pakistan Wakelan is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 83 percent are found and Sindh, where 17 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Wakelan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wakelan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wakelan last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakeelan | 93 | 81 | / |
| Weakeland | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wakelam | 86 | 1,150 | / |
| Wakilan | 86 | 103 | / |
| Wakalan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Vakelan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vakelean | 80 | 36 | / |
| Waqeelan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wakkilan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waqelaan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Backelan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakilian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waikilan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakelaan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waikhilan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bakılan | 71 | 409 | / |
| Vakilan | 71 | 100 | / |
| Vakalan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vaaskeland | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wacalan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakylan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakilian | 67 | 2,044 | / |
| Vakilaan | 67 | 135 | / |
| Bakilyan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bakelion | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vakilyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wachelon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakiloun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waquilan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakolean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bookelan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakilaan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wakelan
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