Vakil

See also: vakil

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi वकील (vakīl, “lawyer”), itself from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

Proper noun

Vakil (plural Vakils)

1. A surname from Hindi [in turn from Arabic].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vakil is the 41728^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 521 individuals. Vakil is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.19%) and White (11.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vakil”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.