Wutung Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Wutung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wutung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wutung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wutung is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wutung? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Wutung is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wutung live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Wutung is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Wutung is most common in: West New Britain, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wotung83168/
Butung83156/
Wutong8353/
Vutung8328/
Witung835/
Buthung7783/
Wittung7732/
Beutung7721/
Wituing7712/
Butaung777/
Bautung771/
Wuitong771/
Wittuing7116/
Bauthung711/
Boutoung711/
Wotong67121/
Butunc6713/
Vitung676/
Wothong621,196/
Wodtong621/
Withing621/
Wodthong571/
Wotthong571/
Viethung571/
Whithing571/
Votong502/

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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
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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 Wutung
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