Gawit Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

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

Gawit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2461:3,118,15292,229
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Gawit (14) may also be a first name.

Gawit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawit (Marathi: गािवत) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gawit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawit? popularity and diffusion

Gawit is the 928,396th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name Gawit occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Gawit reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 3,118,152. In India Gawit is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside. Without taking into account India Gawit occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawith91765/
Gawitt9185/
Gauwit911/
Gaswiht831/
Gaiwith831/
Gaywith831/
Gaswith830/
Gavit80134,351/
Gabit804,718/
Gawid80517/
Gawet8034/
Gowit804/
Gavitt73921/
Gaviot73188/
Ghavit73118/
Gaavit7337/
Gavait7325/
Gowitt7320/
Gavite7316/
Govait736/
Gavith735/
Gaweet733/
Gewitt733/
Gabitt732/
Gawett732/
Gawete732/
Ngavit731/
Gaivit731/
Gavuit731/
Gaibet731/
Gahbit731/
Gabait731/
Ngawid731/
Gobait731/
Gahvit731/
Gasvit731/
Gewait731/
Gasuit731/
Gayhwaite711/
Gooswit6794/
Gavitte6720/
Gaaibet675/
Gaewaid675/
Govhait672/
Gabhait671/
Ghavite671/
Gahavit671/
Gauwetz671/
Gaivett670/
Gaviett670/

Gawit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gawit in the Marathi language
गािवतgaivata84.75
गावीतgavita14.12
गवीतgavita0.56

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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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  • 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 Gawit
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