Wantan Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Wantan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 160 | 1:441,490 | 77,308 |
| Benin | 32 | 1:322,988 | 25,835 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Ivory Coast | 30 | 1:769,041 | 20,891 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
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
The surname Wantan occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wantan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 924,083rd most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. The last name Wantan occurs mostly 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 frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 155 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 441,490. In Thailand Wantan is mostly found in: Phayao Province, where 45 percent live, Lamphun Province, where 26 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Thailand Wantan exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
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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 Wantan
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