Wanst Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wanst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wanst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanst is found most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wanst live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 324,753. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 71 percent reside, Zeeland, where 25 percent reside and North Brabant, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Wanst exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wainst912/
Wasinst831/
Vanst8021/
Banst800/
Vannst731/
Bannst730/
Vasinst673/
Weinscht622/
Bansd602/
Bonst602/
Vanct601/
Boonst552/
Bonstt551/
Huanct551/
Bonnst550/
Veinst550/

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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 Wanst
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