Wantang Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wantang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wantang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Wantang (5,102) may also be a first name.

Wantang Last Name Facts

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

Wantang is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wantang is the 2,333,370th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Wantang are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 95,012th most common first name at a global level, borne by 5,102 people.

The surname Wantang is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 98 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Wantang is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 10 percent reside and Taiwan, where 9 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
  • 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 Wantang
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