Wuntu Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wuntu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuntu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4081:324,14028,421
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wuntu Last Name Facts

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

Wuntu has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuntu? popularity and diffusion

Wuntu is the 681,965th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,714,555 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Wuntu are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Wuntu is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 324,140. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 65 percent are found, East Java, where 14 percent are found and Bali, where 10 percent are found. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Wuntu Last Name Statistics demography

Wuntu earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.6% more than the national average, earning R 329,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wunthou832/
Buntu802,072/
Vuntu80617/
Wontu8023/
Wumtu802/
Wountous771/
Buntui7342/
Bunthu7320/
Wontou7319/
Vuntus7312/
Buntuh735/
Buntau733/
Wonttu731/
Buntou731/
Vunttu731/
Bountu731/
Bunttu731/
Buuntu731/
Bountou6720/
Bounthu676/
Bunthou671/
Wonttui671/
Beuntou671/
Baunthu671/
Vinhtu551/
Vontui551/

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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 Wuntu
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