Waqeel Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Waqeel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waqeel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5781:309,0726,421
India201:38,353,269431,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Waqeel (693) may also be a first name.

Waqeel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waqeel (Hindi: वकील) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waqeel? popularity and diffusion

Waqeel is the 536,164th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Waqeel reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Waqeel is also the 314,062nd most common first name globally, borne by 693 people.

The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 309,072. In Pakistan Waqeel is mostly found in: Sindh, where 40 percent are found, Punjab, where 38 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waqeell921/
Waqel917/
Wakeel8329,902/
Baqeel83568/
Vaqeel838/
Waquel831/
Waqiel831/
Waekel830/
Waql804/
Baaqeel771,877/
Waeckel77183/
Whakeel776/
Wasquel773/
Waakeel772/
Wakkeel771/
Vaqueel771/
Wakeell771/
Wakel73353/
Wekel73155/
Waqil7372/
Vaqel732/
Weekl731/
Baqel731/
Ba'aqeel711/
Weikel673,816/
Vaquel67984/
Vakeel67775/
Weckel67736/
Wachel67677/
Wakiel67205/
Waikel67191/
Baquel67155/
Wackel6756/
Waquil6753/
Wekell6750/
Woekel6734/
Wakoel678/
Baaqel678/
Wakell676/
Wekeel675/
Wakkel674/
Waykel674/
Weicel672/
Wokeel671/
Weekel671/
Waukel671/

Waqeel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waqeel in the Hindi language
वकीलvakila93.33
वक़ीलvaqila6.67

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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 Waqeel
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