Wantor Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wantor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wantor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wantor (36) may also be a first name.

Wantor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wantor is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Wantor live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 6,011,327. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Maluku, where 50 percent are found and West Java, where 50 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Poland, where 13 percent are found.

Wantor Last Name Statistics demography

Wantor earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wantour921/
Wanntorp868/
Wontor83349/
Wantar83307/
Bantor83107/
Wantur8342/
Wamtor8311/
Vantor836/
Bantour77242/
Vantour7736/
Wantaar7733/
Vantore7717/
Vantoor7716/
Wantare774/
Baintor773/
Wantuir771/
Wanteur771/
Wątor7317/
Vantorre71818/
Vanthoor71251/
Vantoore712/
Wountore711/
Wamtar672,377/
Bantar672,220/
Bontor67416/
Vantar67203/
Vantur67196/
Wontar67132/
Vanthorre67109/
Vontor6789/
Bantur6732/
Wontorová677/
Van'tgoor671/
Bantór671/

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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 Wantor
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