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

Arwata is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 556,360th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Arwata are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Arwata is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 41 people.

This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 79,835. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Lira District, where 24 percent reside, Oyam District, where 23 percent reside and Amolatar District, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Arwata is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

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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