Awatan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

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

Awatan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awatan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Awatan (16) may also be a first name.

Awatan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awatan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awatan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Awatan is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Awatan reside; 66 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 66 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Awatan is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename world-wide, borne by 16 people.

Awatan is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 3,067,825. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 67 percent live and Cagayan Valley, where 33 percent live. Outside of The Philippines Awatan occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawatan928/
Awaitan922/
Awatane922/
Awautan921/
Aswatan921/
Aiwatan921/
Awaatane861/
Hawaitan861/
Hawattan861/
Awaytane861/
Abatan835,012/
Owatan83255/
Awaton8389/
Ewatan8317/
Awatam8310/
Awotan834/
Awetan833/
Abattan77310/
Abathan77244/
Aybatan77146/
Abaitan7762/
Ahuatan7743/
Avatang7737/
Ewaitan7729/
Awaitam7721/
Avatane7713/
Awoutan777/
Habatan776/
Abadtan773/
Awotane773/
Ewattan772/
Abaytan772/
Aweitan771/
Abataan771/
Gavatan771/
Abautan771/
Awattam771/
Awoetan771/
Asuatan771/
Avathan771/
Avatand771/
Avatain771/
Havatan771/
Aavatan771/
Gowatan771/
Howatan770/
Awaston770/
Asuatang7163/
Haibatan7133/
Hasvatan718/
Gaivatan716/
Avathane715/
Habattan711/
Awouttan711/
Awoutang711/
Havatand710/
Abaton671,872/
Ewetan67454/
Awoton67417/
Owotan6753/
Abotan6720/
Avotan6720/
Ewaton6718/
Obatan6716/
Evatan678/
Gaivataan677/
Owetan675/
Aswatuong675/
Owaton674/
Avatam674/
Avetan672/
Ewotan671/
Avatanova671/
Gavathann671/
Ayweytane671/
Avaton671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awatan
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