Idwat Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Idwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Idwat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idwat has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idwat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idwat live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 848,680. In Uganda Idwat is most common in: Katakwi District, where 48 percent reside, Kumi District, where 35 percent reside and Bukedea District, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idwaat9110/
Idwait911/
Itwat8023/
Iduat809/
Edwat803/
Iduate73318/
Hitwat7375/
Hedwat7326/
Yitwat738/
Yodwat737/
Idvate732/
Edwait731/
Hiduat731/
Itwait731/
Edwats731/
Edwath731/
Aidwad731/
Eidwad731/
Edwatds677/
Jitwate674/
Gaidwad674/
Aaidwad672/

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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 Idwat
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