Guwat Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Guwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Guwat (83) may also be a first name.

Guwat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guwat occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guwat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guwat is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Guwat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Guwat live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 83 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Bangka Belitung Islands, where 100 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauwat910/
Gujwate832/
Gubat805,708/
Guvat8062/
Giwat8013/
Gowat809/
Guwad807/
Goubat7336/
Gujwad737/
Gouwad735/
Guvate734/
Gowath732/
Guwaid731/
Gaubat731/
Ghiwat731/
Guvgat731/
Gujvate675/
Goubaut675/
Guvhate675/
Gauvate672/
Guvhait671/
Guvathe671/
Ghuewad671/
Gauvats671/

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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 Guwat
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