Wanten Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wanten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3261:35,2665,744
Netherlands2381:70,95512,066
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
France41:16,605,680368,153
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Wanten (175) may also be a first name.

Wanten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanten is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 487,899th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name Wanten is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wanten are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wanten is also the 690,096th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 175 people.

The surname Wanten is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 35,266. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 70 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 22 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Belgium this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 35 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuanten9280/
Wanthen9212/
Wainten926/
Wantien921/
Wanthoen8622/
Wanthien862/
Wanthaen861/
Wanthuen861/
Wantem83457/
Banten83446/
Wonten83178/
Wantin83112/
Vanten834/
Wantne831/
Bantten7772/
Wontehn7734/
Wantink7728/
Vantien7722/
Vantent775/
Vanthen775/
Bainten773/
Vantten773/
Vantoen772/
Vantuen772/
Wanttem772/
Vanteen771/
Wontien771/
Woonten771/
Baunten771/
Wanthin770/
Baynten770/
Banteen770/
Whenten770/
Bantn731/
Wonthien719/
Wuantina714/
Vanthien713/
Vanthoen713/
Weisnten711/
Wainting711/
Wantinng711/
Vanthuen711/
Whanthng711/
Weanting711/
Huanteng711/
Huantien711/
Vanthenn710/
Wandting710/
Bantin671,098/
Bonten67708/
Vantin67517/
Uantem6762/
Wantim6721/
Vonten6719/
Wontin678/
Vantyn676/
Vantén672/
Vanthn672/
Vantem671/
Banthn670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanten
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