Wantata Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Niger

Wantata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wantata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wantata (12) may also be a first name.

Wantata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wantata is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wantata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wantata is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Wantata occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Wantata are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wantata is also the 3,306,491st most common first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bududa District, where 50 percent are found and Kampala District, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found.

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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 Wantata
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