Wantenaar Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Wantenaar Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who made and sold gloves.

Wantenaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2381:227,63723,639
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Namibia291:83,0837,912
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England81:6,964,757184,742
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Wantenaar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who made and sold gloves.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wantenaar Last Name Facts

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

Wantenaar is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wantenaar.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantenaar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 749,861st most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. The surname Wantenaar is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Wantenaar live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 227,637. In South Africa Wantenaar is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 30 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found and Namibia, where 8 percent are found.

Wantenaar Last Name Statistics demography

Wantenaar earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.75% more than the national average, earning R 322,584 per year.

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Wintener712/
Wandener710/
Wiantinir6773/
Wandanair6717/
Wantanere6711/
Wayan Tenorio641/
Wintner63379/
Wandner63120/
Wentner6368/
Wontner6345/
Wöntner6333/
Wuntner631/
Wan Tanere631/
Windtner5983/
Windener5914/
Woontner5912/
Windenor592/
Winttner591/
Weintner590/
Windaniar5612/
Wountanere539/
Windner50168/
Wendner50155/

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