Wanters Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wanters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wanters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanters occurs most in Brazil. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wanters click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanters? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanters is the 4,206,983rd most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wanters are found; 73 percent are found in South America and 73 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 13,379,646. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Paraná, where 50 percent reside, São Paulo, where 38 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Wanters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wanters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wanters surname decreased 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wanters Last Name Statistics demography

Wanters earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanterse931/
Vanters8631/
Wonters8612/
Banters861/
Wantors860/
Whenters801/
Wounters801/
Bonters712/
Vantirs710/
Vontersch63205/

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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 Wanters
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