Wamta Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Wamta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wamta Last Name Facts

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

Wamta is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Wamta live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Tai-Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,210,834. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Chiang Mai Province, where 55 percent live, Bangkok, where 27 percent live and Nonthaburi Province, where 18 percent live. Outside of Thailand it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and Benin, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamtat912/
Wamtah911/
Wamtaz911/
Wamtach831/
Wanta807,883/
Wamto804/
Bamta802/
Vamta801/
Wamty801/
Wamti801/
Wantha731,947/
Wantah73794/
Wantai7343/
Wantaa7332/
Wamtho7328/
Wamtou7319/
Bamtah7315/
Wainta7311/
Wamtop739/
Wantoa739/
Uamtai738/
Wamtee735/
Wantea734/
Wantay733/
Wantau732/
Wamtiy731/
Uamtaj731/
Vamtaa731/
Wantad731/
Bamtai731/
Vamtha731/
Whanta731/
Wamtui731/
Wanthai67595/
Wuantai67558/
Wanthap67107/
Wantaha6768/
Uamthap6757/
Waintau674/
Waintah674/
Wahanta672/
Waintea671/
Vasmtha671/
Wantach671/
Wuaneta671/
Wanntta671/
Wauntai671/
Wanttaj671/
Whantha671/
Vamtash671/
Wamtiey670/

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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 Wamta
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