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 occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wantang.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantang? popularity and diffusion

Wantang is the 2,333,370th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 5,102 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 98 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Wantang exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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
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  • 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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