Wonten Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wonten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wonten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1091:40,4453,721
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wonten (579) may also be a first name.

Wonten Last Name Facts

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

Wonten occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wonten.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,281,391st most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Wonten occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Wonten reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Wonten is also the 348,009th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 579 people.

Wonten is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 40,445. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 84 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 9 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Liberia Wonten is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Wonten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wonten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wonten surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wontehn9234/
Wontien921/
Woonten921/
Wonthien869/
Bonten83708/
Wanten83680/
Vonten8319/
Wontin838/
Wuanten7780/
Wanthen7712/
Woentin777/
Bontten775/
Wantien771/
Bointen771/
Boonten771/
Whenten770/
Bounten770/
Boynten770/
Vonthien7183/
Wanthoen7122/
Wointing7110/
Wanthien712/
Wuintten711/
Wanthaen711/
Wanthuen711/
Bonnteen711/
Bunten671,764/
Wantem67457/
Banten67446/
Bünten67401/
Wantin67112/
Bontin6748/
Vontin6718/
Woinnetin676/
Vanten674/
Bontén672/
Bontyn671/
Wantne671/
Wuntin671/
Vontem671/
Wuntem671/
Boyntn670/
Vunten670/

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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 Wonten
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis