Wakili Surname

12,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wakili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria42,4001:4,178558
Cameroon6161:33,7164,542
Niger5701:33,6701,865
Tanzania3681:143,86313,168
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Afghanistan1001:321,5324,982
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
United States601:6,040,982292,121
South Africa551:985,04961,274
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Benin251:413,42429,829
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Norway101:514,22941,629
Denmark91:627,19136,734
England91:6,190,895170,599
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Wakili (19,030) may also be a first name.

Wakili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakili (Oriya: ୱାକିଲି) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakili? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,532nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 162,756 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wakili reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wakili is also the 39,251st most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 19,030 people.

Wakili is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 42,400 people, or 1 in 4,178. In Nigeria Wakili is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 19 percent reside, Niger, where 9 percent reside and Jigawa, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Wakili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (76%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Wakili last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wakili earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 131.03% more than the national average, earning 799,537 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.87% more than the national average, earning R 277,728 per year and in United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakkili9251/
Wakilie9212/
Wakilii926/
Wakaili926/
Wakilui925/
Whakili924/
Waikili922/
Wuakili922/
Waekili921/
Wakhili921/
Wakiloi921/
Wakilia921/
Wackili921/
Waikkili861/
Vakili8338,267/
Wokili83350/
Wakila83341/
Wakeli8383/
Wakile8361/
Wakily8328/
Wakuli8316/
Wekili8314/
Wachili77415/
Wakileh77181/
Wakeeli7718/
Wakkila7713/
Waikila7712/
Wakaile779/
Vakilai776/
Wakhuli775/
Vaakili773/
Wakyoli772/
Vakilii772/
Vakkili772/
Vakilid771/
Vakilia771/
Vakitli771/
Waakuli771/
Wakiele771/
Wakuila771/
Wakiole771/
Weikili771/
Wgakile771/
Bakihli771/
Weakile771/
Wakilee771/
Wakitly771/
Wadkile771/
Wakiley770/
Waskelis7166/
Wakilaha7110/
Wakeslid711/
Baakkili711/
Wakeiled711/
Vakielia711/
Vakilaai711/
Hbaakili711/
Waukhila711/
Wakely672,666/
Wakela67331/
Vakila67183/
Baqili67100/
Wakele6799/
Vakily6734/
Wokuli6722/
Vacili6722/
Waycuilis6717/
Wokile6714/
Wakule6712/
Vakile679/
Vakeli678/
Vekili676/
Waikeilla673/
Wekeli673/
Wokila672/
Wekile672/
Wekuli672/
Vokili671/
Wekily671/
Wokily671/
Wokeli671/
Wakyle671/
Vakuli671/
Wacily671/
Waculi671/

Wakili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakili in the Oriya language
ୱାକିଲିwakili-

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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 Wakili
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