Wokil Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Wokil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wokil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
India81:95,883,173728,828
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wookil9116/
Wokkil915/
Wakil8038,622/
Vokil8060/
Wokel8037/
Wekil8035/
Wukil802/
Wockl802/
Wakiel73205/
Wakkil7388/
Wockel7358/
Woekel7334/
Wakild7326/
Wakill7321/
Woeckl735/
Wojcil733/
Voykil731/
Waukil731/
Wwakil731/
Wokeel731/
Woeckel6754/
Wocl6712/
Wakl6710/
Vokl674/
Wackiel672/
Weckiel671/
Vockiel671/
Wekl671/
Wukl671/

Wokil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wokil in the Hindi language
वोकिलvokila-
Wokil in the Oriya language
ଓକିଲokila-

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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 Wokil
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