Wekil Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wekil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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 surname Wekil (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻛﻴﻞ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wekil.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekil? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wekil is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Wekil live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 46 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 97 percent are found and West Sepik, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and Mauritania, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weakil911/
Weikil911/
Wekl891/
Weckiel831/
Wakil8038,622/
Weikl801,309/
Wekel80155/
Weckl80120/
Vekil80111/
Wokil8067/
Wikil808/
Weekl801/
Wekyl801/
Wieckiel773/
Weikel733,816/
Weckel73736/
Wakiel73205/
Weickl73188/
Wakkil7388/
Wikiel7369/
Wiekel7356/
Wekell7350/
Woekel7334/
Wakill7321/
Waikil7319/
Weskel7316/
Beekil7313/
Wyskil736/
Wekeel735/
Wekéll735/
Woeckl735/
Wokkil735/
Wykiel734/
Wetkel733/
Weicel732/
Wwakil731/
Weekel731/
Vekiel731/
Waekel730/
Beckil730/
Weichel672,425/
Weickel67231/
Waeckel67183/
Veskilt6755/
Woeckel6754/
Weikelt6729/
Weiskel6718/
Wakl6710/
Wickiel676/
Weckéll674/
Wikl673/
Vekl672/
Wackiel672/
Weikael671/
Weckell671/
Wechkel671/
Beykill671/
Weskell671/
Weckelt671/
Wykl671/
Wiql671/
Weigcil670/
Wieckel670/

Wekil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wekil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻛﻴﻞwkyl-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wekil
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