Wansato Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wansato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wansato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1921:240,52016,701
Tanzania1381:383,63527,683

Wansato (339) may also be a first name.

Wansato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wansato occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wansato? popularity and diffusion

It is the 835,661st most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wansato are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wansato is also the 474,488th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 339 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 240,520. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Migori County, where 99 percent are found and Kisii County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 42 percent are found.

Wansato Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wansathop8816/
Wanjato865/
Vansato864/
Wanzato861/
Wonsattho751/
Wonsathot751/
Bonsato71993/
Vanzato71206/
Wancata7180/
Bansata7142/
Vancato7116/
Vanjato711/
Vansoto711/
Saito671,056,935/
Satoh673,210/
Sahto672,467/
Satto671,157/
Satoi67991/
Satho67715/
Sauto67528/
Banzatto67286/
Caato67198/
Satoo67168/
Jasto6792/
Satuo6724/
Jaato6723/
Satoy6720/
Sadto6711/
Vancatto676/
Wandjata672/
Vansatha671/
Bonsatto671/
Boonsato671/
Banzzato671/
Sgato671/
Saïto671/

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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 Wansato
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