Wakilu Surname
Approximately 1,109 people bear this surname
Wakilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 819 | 1:216,292 | 12,835 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Wakilu (1,808) may also be a first name.
Wakilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakilu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakilu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 333,223rd most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,571,277 people. Wakilu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakilu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wakilu is also the 179,627th most frequently used first name globally, held by 1,808 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 819 people, or 1 in 216,292. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 24 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 25 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakilou | 92 | 218 | / |
| Wakiliu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Wakilui | 92 | 5 | / |
| Waikilu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Whakilu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakailu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakkilu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakkilou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waakilou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waikilou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakulu | 83 | 576 | / |
| Vakilu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Wakelu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Uakilu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wokilu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakeleu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Wakeelu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wakelau | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vakilou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Waikulu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakhulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachilu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakuulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakhilu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakayluy | 71 | 153 | / |
| Wakeuleu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bakilauh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakailou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakilush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakiluch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wokulu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uakulu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakulu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakelu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wakilu
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