Bhagwat Surname

51,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Suriname

Bhagwat Surname User-submission:

The Bhagwat surname belongs to the family of backstage singers, who narrate the story through singing in a folk drama style known as Yakshagana in Karnataka, India.

Bhagwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,0141:95,7166,320
United States4791:756,69959,021
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Suriname2171:2,547375
United Arab Emirates2081:44,0494,464
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Trinidad and Tobago891:15,3261,933
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
England621:898,67846,462
Canada601:614,09350,489
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Guyana211:36,2963,715
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Bhagwat (17,929) may also be a first name.

Bhagwat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bhagwat surname belongs to the family of backstage singers, who narrate the story through singing in a folk drama style known as Yakshagana in Karnataka, India.

- hgpkumar

Bhagwat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bhagwat (Hindi: भगवत, Marathi: भागवत, Oriya: ଭାଗବତ, Tibetan: བ་ག་ཝད་) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bhagwat.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhagwat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,842nd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 737,457 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Bhagwat live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 40,944th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 17,929 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 8,014 people, or 1 in 95,716. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 75 percent live, Karnataka, where 3 percent live and Delhi, where 3 percent live. Beside India it is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live.

Bhagwat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bhagwat last name are 7.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bhagwat earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.4% more than the national average, earning $53,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $49,393 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhagwate93137/
Bhagwath93101/
Bhaagwat932/
Bahagwat932/
Bhagwadt931/
Bhaghwat931/
Bagwat9218/
Bhagvat866,113/
Bhagbat8615/
Bangwat868/
Bahgwat865/
Bagwath864/
Bhagwad864/
Baghwat862/
Bhaqwat861/
Bhagvate80693/
Bhagvath8018/
Bhaghvat802/
Bhaagvat801/
Bhahgvat801/
Bogwat7757/
Bagvat7738/
Bakwat778/
Bagwad772/
Bakwate7153/
Banguat719/
Bahgvat714/
Baghbat711/
Bogwath711/
Baghuat711/
Bhaquat711/
Bhakwad711/
Bangwad711/
Bhadkwad6730/
Bongcwat6714/
Bagweith672/
Bakwaate671/

Bhagwat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhagwat in the Tibetan language
བ་ག་ཝད་bagawé-
Bhagwat in the Marathi language
भागवतbhagavata95.32
भगवानbhagavana1.23
भगवतbhagavata1.2
भारतbharata0.22
भागवानbhagavana0.15
भगवातbhagavata0.13
भरतbharata0.11
भागवातbhagavata0.08
भारतीbharati0.06
भगतbhagata0.06
भागवनbhagavana0.06
बागलbagala0.04
भागावतbhagavata0.04
हमतhamata0.04
भग्वतbhagvata0.04
भरटेषbharatesa0.03
भावातbhavata0.03
भावगतbhavagata0.03
भागातbhagata0.02
भगावतbhagavata0.02
भाग्वतbhagvata0.02
भागवbhagava0.02
भंगाळेbhangale0.02
भगवाणbhagavana0.01
भाज्वातbhajvata0.01
भराटेbharate0.01
भागवतुbhagavatu0.01
भगमलbhagamala0.01
भगाडेbhagade0.01
भा्गवतbhagavata0.01
भागवतीbhagavati0.01
भाबवतbhabavata0.01
भागचतbhagacata0.01
बगवतbagavata0.01
भागकbhagaka0.01
भागेवतbhagevata0.01
भागपतbhagapata0.01
भगवनbhagavana0.01
भाग्वातbhagvata0.01
भागतवbhagatava0.01
बरगटbaragata0.01
भगवतीbhagavati0.01
भागरतbhagarata0.01
Bhagwat in the Hindi language
भगवतbhagavata84.02
भागवतbhagavata15.01
भगवातbhagavata0.16
भगतवbhagatava0.08
भगतbhagata0.08
भवगतbhavagata0.08
भगावतbhagavata0.08
Bhagwat in the Oriya language
ଭାଗବତbhagabata50
ଭଗବତbhagabata50

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