Wantche Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Wantche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
Wantche (14) may also be a first name.
Wantche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wantche Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wantche is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wantche? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wantche reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Wantche is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 767,681. In Niger Wantche is most frequent in: Dosso Region, where 88 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 8 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Niger Wantche exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found and Benin, where 7 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 Wantche
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