Wokil Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Wokil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Wokil (186) may also be a first name.
Wokil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wokil Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wokil (Hindi: वोकिल, Oriya: ଓକିଲ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wokil.
How Common Is The Last Name Wokil? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,333,370th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Wokil reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wokil is also the 667,122nd most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 186 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Yobe, where 61 percent live, Borno, where 31 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 28 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wookil | 91 | 16 | / |
| Wokkil | 91 | 5 | / |
| Wakil | 80 | 38,622 | / |
| Vokil | 80 | 60 | / |
| Wokel | 80 | 37 | / |
| Wekil | 80 | 35 | / |
| Wukil | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wockl | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wakiel | 73 | 205 | / |
| Wakkil | 73 | 88 | / |
| Wockel | 73 | 58 | / |
| Woekel | 73 | 34 | / |
| Wakild | 73 | 26 | / |
| Wakill | 73 | 21 | / |
| Woeckl | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wojcil | 73 | 3 | / |
| Voykil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waukil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wwakil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wokeel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woeckel | 67 | 54 | / |
| Wocl | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wakl | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vokl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wackiel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weckiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vockiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wukl | 67 | 1 | / |
Wokil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wokil in the Hindi language | ||
| वोकिल | vokila | - |
| Wokil in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓକିଲ | okila | - |
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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 Wokil
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