Wantia Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wantia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wantia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
Germany1151:700,04753,529
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wantia (49) may also be a first name.

Wantia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wantia is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wantia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 862,604th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Wantia are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wantia is also the 1,430,306th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 49 people.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 139,563. In The Netherlands Wantia is most common in: Overijssel, where 57 percent live, Gelderland, where 34 percent live and North Brabant, where 4 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wantiah9251/
Waintia929/
Wantogia86296/
Bantia83884/
Wantio838/
Wantea834/
Vantia833/
Banthia772,125/
Weintia779/
Banntia771/
Wountia771/
Waintea771/
Watya73129/
Bahantia7184/
Bantoiya711/
Bontia672,708/
Bantio67152/
Vontia6770/
Watyai6768/
Vantya6721/
Wantyo6714/
Wontio671/
Wanteo671/
Wontea671/
Wadtya671/

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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 Wantia
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