Wekil Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Wekil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wekil (46) may also be a first name.
Wekil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekil Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekil (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻛﻴﻞ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekil? popularity and diffusion
Wekil is the 3,323,005th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Wekil live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wekil is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 46 people.
It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Wekil is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 97 percent reside and West Sepik, where 3 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and Mauritania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakil | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weikil | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wekl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weckiel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakil | 80 | 38,622 | / |
| Weikl | 80 | 1,309 | / |
| Wekel | 80 | 155 | / |
| Weckl | 80 | 120 | / |
| Vekil | 80 | 111 | / |
| Wokil | 80 | 67 | / |
| Wikil | 80 | 8 | / |
| Weekl | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wekyl | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wieckiel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Weikel | 73 | 3,816 | / |
| Weckel | 73 | 736 | / |
| Wakiel | 73 | 205 | / |
| Weickl | 73 | 188 | / |
| Wakkil | 73 | 88 | / |
| Wikiel | 73 | 69 | / |
| Wiekel | 73 | 56 | / |
| Wekell | 73 | 50 | / |
| Woekel | 73 | 34 | / |
| Wakill | 73 | 21 | / |
| Waikil | 73 | 19 | / |
| Weskel | 73 | 16 | / |
| Beekil | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wyskil | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wekeel | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wekéll | 73 | 5 | / |
| Woeckl | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wokkil | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wykiel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wetkel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weicel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wwakil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weekel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vekiel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waekel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beckil | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weichel | 67 | 2,425 | / |
| Weickel | 67 | 231 | / |
| Waeckel | 67 | 183 | / |
| Veskilt | 67 | 55 | / |
| Woeckel | 67 | 54 | / |
| Weikelt | 67 | 29 | / |
| Weiskel | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wakl | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wickiel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weckéll | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wikl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vekl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wackiel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weikael | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weckell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wechkel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beykill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weskell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weckelt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wykl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiql | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigcil | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wieckel | 67 | 0 | / |
Wekil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wekil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻛﻴﻞ | wkyl | - |
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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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- 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 Wekil
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