Wonto Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wonto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wonto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Niger281:685,42916,503
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wonto (420) may also be a first name.

Wonto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wonto occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. Wonto is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Wonto are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 419,319th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 420 people.

The surname Wonto is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea Wonto is most frequent in: Madang, where 64 percent live, Bougainville, where 18 percent live and West Sepik, where 11 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 24 percent live and Liberia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wontou9119/
Wontho914/
Wontoh912/
Wounto912/
Wontuo912/
Wointoh8328/
Wonthot834/
Wonthos832/
Wointou831/
Wontoch831/
Wanto8013,241/
Bonto805,479/
Wonta80346/
Wunto8030/
Womto809/
Vonto802/
Wountous771/
Boonto731,210/
Wantoh73431/
Wantho73421/
Wantou73284/
Bontoi73227/
Bontou73164/
Wontah73103/
Wantoo7343/
Bontoș7337/
Bounto7334/
Bontoy7321/
Wontas7318/
Buonto7314/
Wantoa739/
Whento738/
Wounta736/
Wontha735/
Bontho734/
Wontaa734/
Woumto733/
Vontou733/
Wonteu732/
Wantuo732/
Wantoi732/
Hwanto731/
Vontoi731/
Wuntoh731/
Bontto731/
Boynto731/
Boontho67219/
Wantoch67202/
Boontoy6774/
Wonthap6725/
Bountou6720/
Wahanto6718/
Wantous6712/
Wuantou6712/
Boontoi679/
Watento678/
Boontoo676/
Wunthou672/
Boontoh671/
Vontois671/
Boyntou671/
Boontuo671/

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Wonto
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