Wantsa Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Wantsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
Wantsa (10) may also be a first name.
Wantsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wantsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wantsa is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wantsa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,876,555th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Wantsa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wantsa are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wantsa is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon Wantsa is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 69 percent reside, West Region, where 28 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantscha | 86 | 12 | / |
| Wantza | 83 | 166 | / |
| Vantsa | 83 | 149 | / |
| Wantso | 83 | 41 | / |
| Bantsa | 83 | 31 | / |
| Wantse | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wontsa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wamtsa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wantsi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wantschat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bantsha | 77 | 36 | / |
| Wountsa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wantsyo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Vantsai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wantcha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vantsha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wantsis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vantsay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waintse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wantsop | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanza | 73 | 14,670 | / |
| Wanca | 73 | 286 | / |
| Wanča | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wountsia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wountsap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wandshad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wantzous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wantchai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wantshop | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wancha | 67 | 1,034 | / |
| Vancsa | 67 | 834 | / |
| Bontsa | 67 | 602 | / |
| Bantsi | 67 | 593 | / |
| Wanzau | 67 | 71 | / |
| Vantsi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Wantscher | 67 | 50 | / |
| Wanzah | 67 | 39 | / |
| Vántsa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Bantse | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wanzai | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wancea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wancia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wandza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bantsy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vantsó | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vantso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bantza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bantso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wantzy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wontsõ | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vontsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wancai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanzaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wandse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wondsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wantzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waunza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vandsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanzea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wancaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanzha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwanca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahantsoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wancso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wandehesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wandsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wandso | 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 Wantsa
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