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 is most common in Nepal. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wantaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 414,602nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wantaw live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most numerous in Nepal, where it is held by 838 people, or 1 in 33,987. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Koshi, where 50 percent reside, Mechi, where 37 percent reside and Bagmati, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nepal Wantaw occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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