Wantan Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

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

Wantan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wantan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1601:441,49077,308
Benin321:322,98825,835
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wantan (155) may also be a first name.

Wantan Last Name Facts

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

Wantan occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wantan.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 924,083rd most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Wantan are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Wantan is also the 738,219th most numerous forename internationally, held by 155 people.

The last name Wantan is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 441,490. In Thailand Wantan is primarily concentrated in: Phayao Province, where 45 percent reside, Lamphun Province, where 26 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Thailand Wantan exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wantan
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