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 most common in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakila? popularity and diffusion
Wakila is the 816,514th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name Wakila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Wakila live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 61,542nd most common first name globally, borne by 9,929 people.
The surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,417,809. In Pakistan Wakila is most common in: Sindh, where 52 percent are found, Punjab, where 28 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent are found. Barring Pakistan it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.
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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- 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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