Wants Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Wants Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 131 | 1:62,242 | 8,061 |
| Iran | 101 | 1:760,223 | 38,762 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Wants (71) may also be a first name.
Wants Demographics
Average Wants Salary in
United States
$50,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wants Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wants Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wants occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wants? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 891,661st most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Wants reside; 44 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 44 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wants is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 71 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 62,242. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 77 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 21 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 34 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.
Wants Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wants has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wants surname expanded 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wants Last Name Statistics demography
Wants earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantse | 91 | 13 | / |
| Whants | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waintse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wantz | 80 | 2,206 | / |
| Wands | 80 | 1,372 | / |
| Vants | 80 | 59 | / |
| Bants | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wancs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wonts | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wandås | 73 | 25 | / |
| Baints | 73 | 18 | / |
| Vaynts | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wandsø | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bantsh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vaints | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wantch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wantrz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wandsz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waintz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wandse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waunds | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanz | 67 | 185 | / |
| Wanc | 67 | 126 | / |
| Wantche | 67 | 30 | / |
| Vantsch | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vayntse | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bantsch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wandsøe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaintse | 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 Wants
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