Wanteka Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wanteka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wanteka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanteka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanteka is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanteka? popularity and diffusion
Wanteka is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanteka live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Wanteka is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantika | 86 | 276 | / |
| Wantaka | 86 | 41 | / |
| Wanteko | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wantoka | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wantikah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wanthaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanteaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waintakai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wasnthika | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wantoko | 71 | 168 | / |
| Banteki | 71 | 17 | / |
| Vantika | 71 | 13 | / |
| Vantaka | 71 | 11 | / |
| Banteke | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wantiko | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wantiki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wantike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wontyka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wantako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wontika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bantaika | 67 | 1,367 | / |
| Wanthako | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wontekeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bantekou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanthiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wantaike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantokai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantakau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wanteka
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