Awatt Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awatt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5831:303,84716,928
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Awatt (658) may also be a first name.

Awatt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awatt occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awatt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 523,160th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. Awatt occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Awatt are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awatt is also the 323,699th most widespread first name globally, borne by 658 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 583 people, or 1 in 303,847. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 80 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Awatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Awatt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Awatt last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Awatt Last Name Statistics demography

Awatt earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.99% less than the national average, earning $28,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawatt91195/
Awatte914/
Ahwatt911/
Aswatt911/
Awatts910/
Awat896,907/
Awate804,680/
Hawat801,895/
Ahwat80256/
Abatt80141/
Await8078/
Aiwat8075/
Awwat8044/
Awath8023/
Avatt8018/
Awaut8012/
Owatt805/
Ewatt804/
Ajwat803/
Awaat802/
Awayt802/
Aawat801/
Auwat801/
Awatz801/
Awhat801/
Howatt731,901/
Ajwath73916/
Hewatt73557/
Aawate73161/
Habatt73137/
Awathe7333/
Avatte7326/
Hawath7320/
Hawwat7319/
Hawate7317/
Auwate7317/
Ahbatt7315/
Awadth735/
Awaite733/
Aibatt733/
Asswat732/
Awaate732/
Awaith732/
Gaywat732/
Gavatt732/
Awhate732/
Hawaat732/
Awaats731/
Awaath731/
Aswadt731/
Awaaat731/
Awaidt731/
Gahwat731/
Awayst731/
Owatte731/
Ahwait731/
Hawast731/
Aywuat731/
Awaste731/
O'Watt731/
Hauwat731/
Aevatt731/
Awahat731/
Eavatt731/
Awasht731/
Haweat730/
Gauwat730/
Havatt730/
Awad671,047,542/
Abat6711,757/
Awot671,832/
Owat67879/
Avat67458/
Hawotte6789/
Ewat6777/
Haibatt6747/
Awatowa6721/
Ahwaith6716/
Awasthe6715/
Hawaste6711/
Ochwatt679/
Haywatd676/
Aweateh675/
Ahawate675/
O'Watts673/
Awahate672/
Gaywaat671/
Howwatt671/
Hoewatt671/
Hajwate671/
Ahaawat671/
Howatte671/
Oswatte671/
Ahuatte671/
Ahabatt671/
Haywadt670/

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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 Awatt
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