Bwat Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Bwat (16) may also be a first name.

Bwat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwat occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Bwat live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bwat is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwate8937/
Bwath891/
Bwatt891/
Bhwat891/
Bwahat8021/
Bøwadt8020/
Bweate801/
Bwatte801/
Buat754,611/
Bbat75107/
Bwot7542/
Pwat7528/
Vwat7521/
Bwad751/
Vbat751/
Bwatowa7334/
Buaat67359/
Buate6762/
Buatt6728/
Bbhat6710/
Bvhat675/
Pwate674/
Bhwad674/
Bwote672/
Buath672/
Bwadh671/
Bwwad671/
Pwait671/
Vbhat671/
Bbaht671/
Pwatz670/
Bwoit670/

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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 Bwat
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