Wikil Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Wikil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wikil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wikil (20) may also be a first name.

Wikil Last Name Facts

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

Wikil is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wikil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Wikil is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Wikil live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Wikil is primarily found in: Yobe, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wikiel9169/
Waikil9119/
Weikil911/
Wikl893/
Wickiel836/
Weikl801,309/
Wikel80539/
Wickl80117/
Wekil8035/
Vikil8011/
Wukil802/
Wieckiel773/
Weikel733,816/
Wickel731,844/
Wikieł73423/
Waikel73191/
Weickl73188/
Wikell73122/
Wijkel7357/
Wiekel7356/
Wyskil736/
Wykiel734/
Wikael733/
Weakil731/
Bickil731/
Wikeel731/
Wichil731/
Wickll731/
Wigkel730/
Weickel67231/
Wickell67186/
Waikele6737/
Weikelt6729/
Vikl6720/
Weiskel6718/
Uikl671/
Weckiel671/
Wukl671/
Weikael671/
Wickled671/
Wekl671/
Wiklett671/
Wiql671/
Wykl671/
Wicklet670/
Wieckel670/
Wickael670/
Weigcil670/

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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 Wikil
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