Wontan Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wontan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wontan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia171:259,32615,766
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203

Wontan Last Name Facts

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

Wontan is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wontan.

How Common Is The Last Name Wontan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Wontan occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Wontan are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia Wontan is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 59 percent live, Nimba County, where 35 percent live and Grand Kru County, where 6 percent live. Apart from Liberia Wontan is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Thailand, where 22 percent live.

Wontan Last Name Statistics demography

Wontan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.94% more than the national average, earning $59,950 USD per year.

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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 Wontan
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