Wanting Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wanting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Singapore341:161,9916,884
United States211:17,259,949572,238
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China31:455,773,85521,925
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wanting (174,457) may also be a first name.

Wanting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanting has its highest incidence in Denmark. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wanting.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanting? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,398,030th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. Wanting is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Wanting live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in Scandinavia. Wanting is also the 6,023rd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 174,457 people.

The last name Wanting is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 81,807. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 86 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 7 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 6 percent reside. Barring Denmark this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Wanting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wanting last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wanting earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 86.7% more than the national average, earning R 443,664 per year and in United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Wanting
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