Wakilou Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wakilou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakilou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1441:144,23016,009
Niger611:314,6239,328
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wakilou (1,265) may also be a first name.

Wakilou Last Name Facts

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

Wakilou is found most in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakilou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wakilou is the 1,115,011th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wakilou are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 221,869th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 1,265 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 144,230. In Cameroon Wakilou is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 83 percent reside, North Region, where 10 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 28 percent reside and Benin, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakkilou931/
Waakilou931/
Waikilou931/
Wakilu921,109/
Wakilo92187/
Wakiliu8613/
Wakilio8612/
Vakilou866/
Wakilui865/
Waikilu863/
Whakilu862/
Wakailu861/
Wakiloi861/
Wakkilu861/
Wakiluya8021/
Bakailou801/
Wakila77341/
Vakilu7716/
Wakelo779/
Wakelu774/
Wokilo773/
Uakilu772/
Wokilu771/
Baukilo7175/
Wakilah7164/
Wakeleu7117/
Waskelo7115/
Wakkila7113/
Wakeelu7112/
Waikila7112/
Wakelau719/
Bakelou712/
Wakilia711/
Wachilu711/
Wachilo711/
Wakilee711/
Wakitla711/
Vakhilu711/
Vakiloo711/
Wakuila711/
Wakiley710/
Wakayluy67153/
Boukilou67138/
Baikailo6712/
Wakilaha6710/
Wakhilah676/
Wakeuleu672/
Vakiluch671/
Vakilush671/
Baukelou671/
Wakilija671/
Waukhila671/
Bakilauh671/

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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 Wakilou
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