Wakkale Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Wakkale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
Wakkale (14) may also be a first name.
Wakkale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakkale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakkale occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wakkale click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakkale? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakkale is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakkale live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wakkale is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 14 people.
The surname Wakkale is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Wakkale is most common in: Zamfara, where 65 percent reside and Sokoto, where 35 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 23 percent reside.
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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 Wakkale
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