Jawatan Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Jawatan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawatan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4001:253,09637,755
Malaysia411:719,37133,828

Jawatan (31) may also be a first name.

Jawatan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jawatan occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawatan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 676,370th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jawatan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Jawatan is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 400 people, or 1 in 253,096. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 88 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 5 percent are found and Caraga, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawatang933/
Jawhatan931/
Jabatan86174/
Sawatan8612/
Javatan867/
Yawatan866/
Jawaton861/
Sawattan8025/
Sawataan801/
Sawadtaan752/
Savatan71117/
Zabatan7147/
Cavatan7139/
Sawaton716/
Jowaton713/
Javotan711/
Savaytan67125/
Savaitan677/
Yawathon677/
Sawathon675/
Yavatane672/
Zawatoon671/
Cavhatan671/
Jobathan671/
Jovathan671/
Yavattan671/
Sahvatan671/
Cowathan670/
Savaton57374/
Cavaton57126/
Yabotan5728/
Jobaton578/
Cavatton53164/
Zavatone5332/
Savoytan534/
Sayuatton504/

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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
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  • 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 Jawatan
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