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

The surname Wonten occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wonten is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname 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 commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 579 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 40,445. In Liberia Wonten is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 84 percent live, Montserrado County, where 9 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Wonten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wonten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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
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