Wantima Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Wantima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wantima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wantima (18) may also be a first name.

Wantima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wantima is found most in Botswana. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wantima is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wantima live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most common in Botswana, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 2,186,929. Excluding Botswana it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Niger, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wantimah9312/
Wantiema931/
Wantuma86193/
Bantima867/
Wantime861/
Whantuma809/
Wanthuma806/
Wantumma805/
Baintima801/
Bantimma801/
Wanthumma75111/
Bantema71135/
Vantimi7154/
Wanteme712/
Vantime711/
Bantimi711/
Boontima67125/
Vantimmy672/
Banthimo671/
Bontimah671/
Vantimmi671/
Banthimi671/
Beintima670/
Boonthima6359/
Vontimi578/
Bantemi574/
Vamtimi573/
Bontema572/
Banteme571/
Vantemi571/
Beintema53760/
Boontime531/
Beyntema531/

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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 Wantima
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