Wontah Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wontah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wontah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1021:43,2213,943
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wontah Last Name Facts

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

Wontah occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wontah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wontah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

Wontah is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 43,221. In Liberia Wontah is most common in: Nimba County, where 90 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 5 percent reside and Margibi County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Liberia it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wontaih921/
Wonteah921/
Wonta91346/
Wantah83794/
Wontas8318/
Wontai8317/
Wounta836/
Bontah835/
Wontha835/
Wontho834/
Wontaa834/
Wontoh832/
Wontea831/
Wountai77205/
Wantaha7768/
Wointoh7728/
Wonthap7725/
Wonthai7711/
Wonthot774/
Bountah773/
Wountay773/
Wonthos772/
Wantach771/
Bonthah771/
Wontoch771/
Bonta7313,660/
Wanta737,883/
Wonto73118/
Vonta7389/
Wunta7377/
Wanthahe711/
Bontha675,210/
Boonta672,185/
Wantha671,947/
Bontea671,506/
Wantoh67431/
Wantho67421/
Bointa67207/
Bounta67170/
Vontas67112/
Vontau6779/
Bontaș6768/
Bontay6755/
Wantai6743/
Vounta6739/
Vontaa6734/
Wantaa6732/
Vointa6720/
Wontou6719/
Vontha6716/
Bontta6710/
Wantoa679/
Wuntai679/
Wuntha675/
Wantea674/
Bontau674/
Bontho674/
Bonhta674/
Bontaa674/
Vantah674/
Wantay673/
Wounto672/
Wonteu672/
Boynta672/
Bonnta672/
Bontaj672/
Wontuo672/
Wantau672/
Vontap671/
Wuntas671/
Wamtah671/
Whanta671/
Wantad671/
Wuntoh671/
Buntah671/
Vontay670/
Bontai670/

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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 Wontah
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