Wl Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3861:342,61429,733
Pakistan401:4,466,09730,538
India91:85,229,487684,495
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Wl (1,272) may also be a first name.

Wl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wl is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 678,631st most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. Wl occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wl are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wl is also the 221,125th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,272 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 342,614. In Indonesia Wl is most numerous in: West Java, where 34 percent reside, Jakarta, where 18 percent reside and Riau Islands, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 9 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wel802,606/
Wil801,723/
Wll80148/
Hwl8089/
Wlh8043/
Wle8038/
Wyl8019/
Whl8010/
Wwl809/
Wld808/
Vwl802/
Wél801/
Wael6777,674/
Will6762,475/
Wleh679,025/
Well676,199/
Weel672,002/
Wiel671,380/
Wöll67994/
Wöhl67837/
Wehl67680/
Wihl67241/
Wühl67170/
Woel67137/
Hwel6751/
Welh6750/
Wähl6749/
Wyll6743/
Hwyl6711/
Wilh678/
Wölp678/
Wåhl678/
Wyhl677/
Wllt676/
Wuil676/
Wőhl674/
Wllh674/
Wisl674/
Wylp673/
Weul673/
Wuel672/
Hwil672/
Wljs672/
Vwll672/
Wlht671/
Wlhh671/
Wgli671/
Whlt671/
Wldh671/
Wldt671/
Wuul671/
Wlep671/
Wlhl671/
Wwyl671/
Wwil671/
Wwhl671/
Wysl671/
Wyol671/
Wylh671/
Wllp671/
Wlhs671/
Hwll670/

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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 Wl
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