Wantaw Surname
Approximately 840 people bear this surname
Wantaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 838 | 1:33,987 | 1,244 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wantaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wantaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wantaw has its highest incidence in Nepal. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wantaw.
How Common Is The Last Name Wantaw? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 414,602nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,675,650 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wantaw are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
It is most commonly held in Nepal, where it is held by 838 people, or 1 in 33,987. In Nepal it is most common in: Koshi, where 50 percent reside, Mechi, where 37 percent reside and Bagmati, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nepal Wantaw occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 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 Wantaw
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