Wekeli Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wekeli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wekeli (6) may also be a first name.
Wekeli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekeli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wekeli is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wekeli click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekeli? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekeli live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wekeli is also the 4,967,096th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 6 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Wekeli is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 50 percent live and Zamfara, where 50 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Wekeli exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekkeli | 92 | 44 | / |
| Weskeli | 92 | 2 | / |
| Weskelis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakeli | 83 | 83 | / |
| Wekele | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wekili | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wekali | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wokeli | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vekkeli | 77 | 213 | / |
| Bekqeli | 77 | 39 | / |
| Wakeeli | 77 | 18 | / |
| Weekely | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wikelid | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wekelea | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bekheli | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wekeley | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bekeeli | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vekelis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weakely | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekeyli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuekela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weikili | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekhele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekholi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vekelia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wikelia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waekili | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekhali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekhela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weikely | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weckely | 77 | 0 | / |
| Veikelis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weekeley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weckesle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wekesler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weckeler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weckesly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wakili | 67 | 44,776 | / |
| Wakoli | 67 | 7,954 | / |
| Wokili | 67 | 350 | / |
| Wokali | 67 | 341 | / |
| Wakali | 67 | 279 | / |
| Wokoli | 67 | 165 | / |
| Vikeli | 67 | 107 | / |
| Wakele | 67 | 99 | / |
| Wikili | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wokele | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wekole | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wikoli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vakeli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vekele | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vekili | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vekali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uekali | 67 | 3 | / |
| Veceli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wekile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wikali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekily | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wecali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekoli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weckesley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vokeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiceli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wecely | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wekeli
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