Waqal Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Waqal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waqal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569

Waqal Last Name Facts

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

Waqal has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Waqal.

How Common Is The Last Name Waqal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waqal is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Waqal reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Waqal is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,009,574. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Faryab, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan it is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waqail911/
Baqal80783/
Wacal80582/
Wakal80298/
Weqal801/
Vaqal801/
Wakale731,548/
Baqqal73352/
Wakgal7399/
Waikal7332/
Baqaal7321/
Baiqal7319/
Baqalh7318/
Wakail735/
Baqual734/
Wakhal733/
Wakkal733/
Wakeal732/
Bajqal731/
Wakall731/
Waykal731/
Waekal730/
Wakhale67296/
Wakkale6726/
Wakaile679/
Waikail677/
Waikale676/
Baaqail674/
Waykale674/
Wachkal674/
Baqahal673/
Watkale673/
Baquail672/
Wakalle671/
Waykhal671/
Waitkal671/
Waakale671/
Bahaqal671/
Baquall670/

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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 Waqal
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