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

The surname Wanted occurs most in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wanted.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanted? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Wanted live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 75 people.

It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,396,046. In Iran it is primarily found in: Fars Province, where 85 percent reside, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 13 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

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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