Wakli Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wakli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wakli (85) may also be a first name.

Wakli Last Name Facts

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

Wakli (Marathi: वाकली) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Wakli occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Wakli live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 85 people.

The surname Wakli is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Wakli is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 63 percent live, Yobe, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waklii913/
Waklli912/
Wakkli912/
Weakli912/
Wakhli911/
Waikli911/
Wakliy911/
Waskli910/
Wakilli83104/
Watklip8332/
Waklais834/
Wayklai831/
Wakle801,004/
Wakla80509/
Vakli8089/
Wakly8013/
Waqli804/
Watkhlai7713/
Waikilli775/
Weakllie771/
Weakliss771/
Wakkilli771/
Whatklai771/
Wakley731,317/
Waikla73432/
Baklai73129/
Waklee7347/
Wakhle7347/
Waikle7329/
Waklay7319/
Bakkli7319/
Baklli7318/
Baklih739/
Wakhla736/
Waskle735/
Baakli734/
Backli733/
Weakle732/
Waklle732/
Waakle732/
Wakkla732/
Vaklai731/
Waklla731/
Wakleh731/
Vagkli731/
Weklai731/
Waklet731/
Wakleu731/
Woklie731/
Bakloi731/
Bagkli731/
Bahkli731/
Waaqli731/
Vaklgi731/
Wascli731/
Waykle731/
Wwakla731/
Wahkla731/
Waakla731/
Wackle730/
Wuakly730/
Hwatkhlai711/
Weakley675,108/
Wackler67500/
Wackley6799/
Wakhley6774/
Vakhlis6740/
Waikele6737/
Wakklee6721/
Vaikeli6711/
Baiklai679/
Vakelli678/
Vacklid674/
Watklay674/
Wakella672/
Wakilly672/
Vakilli672/
Weakely671/
Wheakly671/
Wadklay671/
Bakhlij671/
Wakleep671/
Waqulia671/
Wakelle671/
Wakleha671/
Bakhlai671/
Bakhloi671/
Weaklee670/
Waeckle670/
Waekley670/
Waukley670/
Wackles670/
Weakler670/
Waikley670/

Wakli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakli in the Marathi language
वाकलीvakali-

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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 Wakli
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