Wanted Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Wanted Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Wanted (75) may also be a first name.

Wanted Last Name Facts

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

Wanted is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanted? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Wanted reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Wanted is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name in the world, held by 75 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,396,046. In Iran Wanted is mostly found in: Fars Province, where 85 percent live, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 13 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 2 percent live. Not including Iran this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wantid838/
Banted836/
Wonted832/
Wantet831/
Wantete77193/
Wonteed777/
Vanthed775/
Wanthet774/
Vantedd774/
Wanteat771/
Wanttajd711/
Wantit6712/
Bantet673/
Bantid673/
Vantet672/
Wontid671/
Vantid671/
Wanthit6251/
Banthet6242/
Boonted623/
Banthid621/
Uamthed621/
Wontete621/
Wamtete621/
Bantett621/
Wantycz621/
Vantidh621/
Vantiet621/
Vantets621/
Vontedd621/
Boontead571/
Vantuite571/
Vanthiet571/
Waintahayt50336/
Bontet50146/
Bantit5035/

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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 Wanted
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