Arwata Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Arwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4891:79,8358,563
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Arwata (41) may also be a first name.

Arwata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arwata occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Arwata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arwata is the 556,360th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. The last name Arwata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Arwata reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 41 people.

The surname Arwata is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 79,835. In Uganda Arwata is mostly found in: Lira District, where 24 percent live, Oyam District, where 23 percent live and Amolatar District, where 16 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arwaita924/
Arwatta923/
Arwatat921/
Arwatuha863/
Arwaetea861/
Harwatta861/
Arwastha861/
Arwati831,865/
Aruata83247/
Erwata8332/
Arwaty8321/
Arwato8319/
Orwata837/
Arwota836/
Arweta835/
Arvata832/
Arbata832/
Arwate832/
Harwati772,753/
Arhuata77933/
Arwathi7748/
Ourwata7714/
Arzuata7714/
Herwata777/
Harvata776/
Harbata776/
Harwate775/
Harwaty774/
Arwetta772/
Airwati771/
Garwota771/
Horwata771/
Aarwati771/
Arwater771/
Haruhata7124/
Hearwati718/
Harvatha718/
Airevata716/
Herwatta714/
Harwatie713/
Harweeta711/
Harwater711/
Harwatte711/
Harwathe711/
Earwater710/
Arwoto67324/
Arvati67293/
Arbato6734/
Arueta6724/
Eruata6713/
Arvate6713/
Arvato679/
Arveta678/
Aruati676/
Orbata674/
Arbate673/
Orwati672/
Orvata671/
Arbaty671/
Aruota671/
Erweta671/
Haruathai671/

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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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  • 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 Arwata
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