Wakil Surname

14,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Wakil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan16,5401:1,944231
Nigeria9,5901:18,4721,725
Bangladesh2,3431:68,0143,342
Pakistan1,7271:103,4423,253
India1,6001:479,41624,384
Morocco1,2611:27,3404,350
Egypt1,1591:79,3237,119
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Indonesia6251:211,59919,887
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Yemen3981:66,3954,789
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Tanzania2381:222,44418,495
Papua New Guinea2311:35,2974,189
Cameroon2191:94,83611,311
Israel1821:47,0206,234
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Iraq1311:267,3415,559
Niger1191:161,2775,814
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Canada851:433,47837,831
England741:752,94741,527
Lebanon691:81,6975,421
Venezuela531:569,88810,391
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Iran491:1,566,99061,347
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Palestine241:189,5359,079
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
France101:6,642,272293,169
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Wakil (38,176) may also be a first name.

Wakil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakil (Bengali: ওয়াকিল, Hindi: वकील, Marathi: वकील, Oriya: ୱକିଲ, Tibetan: ཝ་ཀིལ་) is found most in Afghanistan. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakil? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wakil is the 14,443rd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 188,689 people. The surname Wakil occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Wakil reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Wakil is also the 23,098th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 38,176 people.

It is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 16,540 people, or 1 in 1,944. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Herat, where 25 percent live, Khost, where 12 percent live and Kabul, where 10 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this surname is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Bangladesh, where 6 percent live.

Wakil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (71%) in Lebanon and Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Wakil surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wakil earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $55,937 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakiel91205/
Wakkil9188/
Wakild9126/
Wakill9121/
Waikil9119/
Weakil911/
Waukil911/
Wwakil911/
Wakl8910/
Wackiel832/
Vakil8022,719/
Wakel80353/
Wakyl80246/
Waqil8072/
Wokil8067/
Wekil8035/
Uakil8016/
Wakll804/
Wakhl801/
Wahkl801/
Washkill7722/
Waahkill771/
Wakilová771/
Wakeel7329,902/
Wachil73584/
Baakil73566/
Waikel73191/
Wackel7356/
Waquil7353/
Vakkil7322/
Wookil7316/
Wakoel738/
Wakell736/
Vaakil736/
Wokkil735/
Vakill735/
Wakkel734/
Waykel734/
Vaukil732/
Wakleh731/
Weikil731/
Waukel731/
Vakiel731/
Waqiel731/
Waklet731/
Baâkil731/
Wakhlt731/
Bahkil731/
Vakuil731/
Waekel730/
Waeckel67183/
Wachill6740/
Wackell6740/
Waikele6737/
Waichel6730/
Waskell6711/
Whakeel676/
Waszkel675/
Waql674/
Waakeel672/
Vakl672/
Weckiel671/
Wakeell671/
Wakkeel671/
D'Vakil671/
Wekl671/
Waquill671/
Wakkell671/
Waukcel671/
Wasckel671/
Wacl671/

Wakil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakil in the Tibetan language
ཝ་ཀིལ་wakil-
Wakil in the Bengali language
ওয়াকিলoyakila-
Wakil in the Hindi language
वकीलvakila96.79
वकिलvakila2.29
वाकिलvakila0.69
बकिलbakila0.23
Wakil in the Marathi language
वकीलvakila91.57
वाकीलvakila3.61
कीलkila1.2
वकीळvakila1.2
Wakil in the Oriya language
ୱକିଲwakila46.38
ୱାକିଲwakila33.33
ଓକିଲokila11.59
ବକିଲbakila2.9
ୱାକିଲ୍wakil1.45
ଓାକୀଲoakila1.45
ୱକିଲ୍wakil1.45
ଉକିଲukila1.45

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