Wanto Surname

39,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wanto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11,3591:11,6431,479
Niger6851:28,0181,610
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Thailand1731:408,31471,701
Cameroon1101:188,81019,696
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Liberia701:62,9795,477
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Ivory Coast341:678,56619,270
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wanto (17,098) may also be a first name.

Wanto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanto is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wanto.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,638th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 550,377 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Wanto live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wanto is also the 42,373rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 17,098 people.

Wanto is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 11,359 people, or 1 in 11,643. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 22 percent are found, Central Java, where 18 percent are found and Lampung, where 8 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 5 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent are found.

Wanto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wanto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wanto last name rose 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wanto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wanto last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Wanto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.04% less than the national average, earning R 37,920 per year and in United States they earn 4.02% less than the national average, earning $41,415 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wantoh91431/
Wantho91421/
Wantou91284/
Wantoo9143/
Wantoa919/
Wainto915/
Wantuo912/
Wantoi912/
Waynto911/
Weanto911/
Hwanto911/
Wantoch83202/
Waintoh8328/
Wahanto8318/
Wantous8312/
Wuantou8312/
Watento838/
Wanta807,883/
Banto805,177/
Vanto801,299/
Wonto80118/
Uanto8015/
Wamto804/
Wantosch7716/
Wainttoh773/
Wantha731,947/
Wantah73794/
Bantoy73778/
Huanto73744/
Bainto73676/
Baunto73636/
Bantou73456/
Bantoo73195/
Uaneto7386/
Bantho7385/
Bantoi7377/
Vantho7349/
Wantaa7332/
Wamtho7328/
Vantou7323/
Wontou7319/
Wamtou7319/
Wainta7311/
Vantoo7311/
Vantos7310/
Wamtop739/
Whento738/
Wanteu734/
Wontho734/
Bandto733/
Wontuo732/
Wontoh732/
Wounto732/
Vantoy731/
Whanta731/
Vantoi731/
Wantad731/
Bantuo731/
Beanto731/
Waschinto711/
Wanthap67107/
Wantaha6768/
Vantosh6747/
Vahanto6744/
Wointoh6728/
Vantoch6711/
Banthou676/
Uanetto675/
Vacinto675/
Wonthot674/
Weintoh674/
Waintah674/
Waintau674/
Wahanta672/
Vanthou672/
Wonthos672/
Vanthuo672/
Wanntta671/
Whantha671/
Vanthoy671/
Wuaneta671/
Wantach671/
Vanthot671/
Vantodd671/
Bauntoy671/
Vanthoo671/
Wontoch671/
Wointou671/
Baintou671/
Vantoss670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanto
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