Wakila Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Wakila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 126 | 1:1,417,809 | 15,797 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Wakila (9,929) may also be a first name.
Wakila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakila (Hindi: वकीला, Marathi: वकीला, Oriya: ୱକିଲା) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakila is the 816,514th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name Wakila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Wakila are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 61,542nd most common first name on earth It is held by 9,929 people.
It is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 1,417,809. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 52 percent reside, Punjab, where 28 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakila in the Marathi language | ||
| वकीला | vakila | - |
| Wakila in the Hindi language | ||
| वकीला | vakila | 96.15 |
| बाकिला | bakila | 1.92 |
| बकीला | bakila | 1.92 |
| Wakila in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱକିଲା | wakila | 83.33 |
| ୱାକିଲା | wakila | 16.67 |
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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 Wakila
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