Wekalo Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wekalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wekalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wekalo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻛﺎﻟﻮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wekalo.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekalo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekalo live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
Wekalo is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Wekalo is mostly found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 86 percent are found and Adrar Region, where 14 percent are found. Other than Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekalou | 92 | 71 | / |
| Wekallou | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wekkalou | 86 | 8 | / |
| Wekhalou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakalo | 83 | 185 | / |
| Wokalo | 83 | 97 | / |
| Wekelo | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wikalo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wekala | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wekolo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vekalo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bekhalo | 77 | 160 | / |
| Vedkalo | 77 | 97 | / |
| Wakaalo | 77 | 69 | / |
| Wakalou | 77 | 36 | / |
| Vetkalo | 77 | 22 | / |
| Vekhalo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bekailo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Veikalo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wakalio | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wekhelo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Behkalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekkalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokaalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waakalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekolyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woekolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakkalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wickalo | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ouekailo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wekhalas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wakhaloo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waekoloh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakala | 67 | 1,618 | / |
| Wakolo | 67 | 563 | / |
| Vikalo | 67 | 348 | / |
| Wokolo | 67 | 344 | / |
| Vakalo | 67 | 311 | / |
| Bykalo | 67 | 104 | / |
| Wekola | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wikala | 67 | 51 | / |
| Vekala | 67 | 23 | / |
| Becalo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wakelo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vekelo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wikelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vokalo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wokala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bekało | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakało | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weshkalaa | 67 | 1 | / |
Wekalo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wekalo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻛﺎﻟﻮ | wkalw | 66.67 |
| ﻭﻛﺎﻝ | wkal | 33.33 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wekalo
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