Wanlek Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wanlek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanlek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wanlek (12) may also be a first name.

Wanlek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanlek occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wanlek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanlek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wanlek reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanlek is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name in the world It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Wanlek is most common in: Plateau, where 83 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Kwara, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanlke833/
Wasinlesk801/
Vanleke7780/
Vanleek771/
Vanleck771/
Wanlick770/
Banlk731/
Wanłk731/
Vanlleck711/
Wainlick710/
Vannleak710/
Vanelk6761/
Banilk676/
Banleg672/
Vamlek672/
Wonlke671/
Vanluik6282/
Vanluyk6264/
Vanlick620/
Wãlk601/
Weinlick5721/
Vanleigh5718/
Vanluyck579/
Banillik579/
Vanliegh574/
Vanluijk574/
Vanlycke572/
Banleigh571/
Boonleik571/
Wohnlick570/
Vanilkova538/
Weinglick533/
Vanelkova531/
Banlig5022/
Banelg501/
Vanlic501/

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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 Wanlek
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