Wantun Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Wantun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanthun | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wanntung | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wanton | 83 | 429 | / |
| Wantum | 83 | 75 | / |
| Bantun | 83 | 62 | / |
| Vantun | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wanthon | 77 | 460 | / |
| Bayntun | 77 | 365 | / |
| Banthun | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wanthum | 77 | 20 | / |
| Vantuin | 77 | 10 | / |
| Vantuyn | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vantung | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wonthun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vantunt | 77 | 2 | / |
| Whanton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wantoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wainton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuantón | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wantoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanthun | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vantunk | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bantaun | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wantton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wanthoen | 71 | 22 | / |
| Vantuyne | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wanthonh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vantusin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanthunn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vanthuyne | 67 | 1,116 | / |
| Bontun | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wonton | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wamtum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vantum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantuchin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanthutne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vontun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanthusen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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