Wakelo Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Congo

Wakelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Wakelo (15) may also be a first name.

Wakelo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wakelo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wakelo is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wakelo are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wakelo is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Wakelo is primarily found in: Butaleja District, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waskelo9215/
Wakolo83563/
Wakela83331/
Wakilo83187/
Wakalo83185/
Wekelo8315/
Wacelo831/
Wakilou77218/
Wakaalo7769/
Wakeela7754/
Bakkelo7741/
Wakalou7736/
Wakeleu7717/
Wuakela7715/
Wakilio7712/
Wakelau779/
Wakolyo779/
Waskela778/
Wakalio776/
Waikela775/
Waikolo775/
Wekhelo774/
Wakhela772/
Bakelou772/
Wakiloi771/
Waykolo771/
Waakalo771/
Bakelio771/
Wakkalo771/
Wakeuleu712/
Baukelou711/
Waekoloh711/
Wakkilou711/
Waakilou711/
Waikilou711/
Wahkelah711/
Wakhaloo711/
Backeloo710/
Wakala671,618/
Wokolo67344/
Wakila67341/
Vakalo67311/
Wakola67251/
Wokalo6797/
Vakela6729/
Wekalo678/
Vekelo676/
Vacelo675/
Bakylo673/
Wokilo673/
Waikeilla673/
Wekolo672/
Wakeelhah671/
Wokela671/
Wakało671/
Wachkelah671/
Uakela671/

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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 Wakelo
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