Wantoh Surname
Approximately 431 people bear this surname
Wantoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 426 | 1:48,754 | 6,377 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Wantoh (33) may also be a first name.
Wantoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wantoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wantoh occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wantoh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 687,524th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wantoh live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 33 people.
The surname Wantoh is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 48,754. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 86 percent live, Southwest Region, where 7 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantoch | 92 | 202 | / |
| Waintoh | 92 | 28 | / |
| Wanto | 91 | 13,241 | / |
| Wantosch | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wainttoh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wantha | 83 | 1,947 | / |
| Wantah | 83 | 794 | / |
| Wantho | 83 | 421 | / |
| Wantou | 83 | 284 | / |
| Wantoo | 83 | 43 | / |
| Wantoa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wainto | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wantuo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wantoi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wontoh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weanto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hwanto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waynto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanthap | 77 | 107 | / |
| Wantaha | 77 | 68 | / |
| Vantosh | 77 | 47 | / |
| Wointoh | 77 | 28 | / |
| Wahanto | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wantous | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wuantou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Vantoch | 77 | 11 | / |
| Watento | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waintah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Weintoh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Whantha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wantach | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wontoch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanta | 73 | 7,883 | / |
| Banto | 73 | 5,177 | / |
| Vanto | 73 | 1,299 | / |
| Wonto | 73 | 118 | / |
| Uanto | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wamto | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wanthahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bantoy | 67 | 778 | / |
| Huanto | 67 | 744 | / |
| Bainto | 67 | 676 | / |
| Baunto | 67 | 636 | / |
| Bantou | 67 | 456 | / |
| Bantha | 67 | 428 | / |
| Vantha | 67 | 377 | / |
| Bantoo | 67 | 195 | / |
| Wontah | 67 | 103 | / |
| Uaneto | 67 | 86 | / |
| Bantho | 67 | 85 | / |
| Bantoi | 67 | 77 | / |
| Vantho | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wantaa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wamtho | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vantou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wontou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wamtou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vantoo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wainta | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vantos | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wamtop | 67 | 9 | / |
| Geewantha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Whento | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wontha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vantah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanteu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wontho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bandto | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wontuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wounto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whanta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waschinto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamtah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wantad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bantuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beanto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantoy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wantoh
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