Wantun Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wantun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wantun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Wantun (53) may also be a first name.

Wantun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wantun has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wantun is the 2,979,664th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Wantun are found; 51 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wantun is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 53 people.

The last name Wantun is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 37 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanthun924/
Wanntung862/
Wanton83429/
Wantum8375/
Bantun8362/
Vantun836/
Wanthon77460/
Bayntun77365/
Banthun7722/
Wanthum7720/
Vantuin7710/
Vantuyn779/
Vantung776/
Wonthun774/
Vantunt772/
Whanton771/
Wantoum771/
Wainton771/
Wuantón771/
Wantoon771/
Vanthun770/
Vantunk770/
Bantaun770/
Wantton770/
Wanthoen7122/
Vantuyne7110/
Wanthonh711/
Vantusin711/
Vanthunn710/
Vanthuyne671,116/
Bontun6728/
Wonton6713/
Wamtum672/
Vantum671/
Vantuchin671/
Vanthutne671/
Vontun671/
Vanthusen670/

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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 Wantun
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