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 surname Wantima has its highest incidence in Botswana. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wantima occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wantima live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wantima is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 2,186,929. Without taking into account Botswana this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Niger, where 33 percent live.

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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