Wantu Surname
Approximately 880 people bear this surname
Wantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 699 | 1:189,198 | 18,108 |
| Nigeria | 101 | 1:1,753,889 | 63,997 |
| Liberia | 31 | 1:142,211 | 10,418 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wantu (865) may also be a first name.
Wantu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wantu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wantu has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wantu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wantu is the 399,716th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,281,302 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Wantu reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 276,748th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 865 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 699 people, or 1 in 189,198. In Indonesia Wantu is most common in: Gorontalo, where 73 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 10 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 6 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and Liberia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantou | 91 | 284 | / |
| Wanthu | 91 | 170 | / |
| Wantui | 91 | 54 | / |
| Wantut | 91 | 7 | / |
| Wanteu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wantau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wantuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wantuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wanhtu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wantous | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wuantou | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wantush | 83 | 4 | / |
| Waintau | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wuhantu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wantuhy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bantu | 80 | 29,305 | / |
| Vantu | 80 | 1,133 | / |
| Wontu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wamtu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Waintuch | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wantoe | 73 | 923 | / |
| Banttu | 73 | 484 | / |
| Bantou | 73 | 456 | / |
| Banthu | 73 | 192 | / |
| Vanthu | 73 | 152 | / |
| Bantau | 73 | 121 | / |
| Wointu | 73 | 49 | / |
| Wantoo | 73 | 43 | / |
| Vantus | 73 | 38 | / |
| Vantou | 73 | 23 | / |
| Wamtou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Vwamtu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wontou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Bantuy | 73 | 17 | / |
| Vantuh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Banteu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Vantuy | 73 | 12 | / |
| Baantu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Banntu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bantui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vanttu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baintu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wonteu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vaintu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wonttu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vuantu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vhantu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamtui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vantux | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vantuch | 67 | 205 | / |
| Vantush | 67 | 86 | / |
| Vantaux | 67 | 50 | / |
| Vanteux | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vanthuy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Banthou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woinetu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Banthau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bantheu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanthou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamtuch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bantthu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vasnthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weynetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woynetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonttui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baunthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baanthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantuyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baintou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banthui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wańtuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanthoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wointou | 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
- 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 Wantu
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