Jwat Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jwat (13) may also be a first name.

Jwat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jwat is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jwat? popularity and diffusion

Jwat is the 1,637,889th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jwat live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria Jwat is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 87 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiwat8921/
Ajwat893/
Ojwat891/
Ajwath80916/
Jiwwat804/
Jeewat803/
Jiwats803/
Juat751,321/
Iwat75563/
Jwad75431/
Ewat7577/
Jwot7516/
Ywat754/
Jvat752/
Hajwate731/
Jibat671,762/
Hewat671,343/
Iwatt67942/
Jbaat67571/
Hiwat67393/
Iwate67299/
Ajwad67288/
Aiwat6775/
Ejwad6748/
Ewaat6722/
Jwaad6718/
Jivat6715/
Jiwad6714/
Ajuat6711/
Iwait6711/
Jwahd6711/
Jwaid6710/
Ewait676/
Ewate676/
Eewat676/
Ewatt674/
Juate674/
Eiwat672/
Juaat672/
Ehwat672/
Hywat671/
Jvate671/
Jbhat671/
J'Wad671/
Ywatt671/
Ewadt671/
Ywate671/
Juath671/
Ojuat671/
Ajvat671/
Euwat671/
Yiwat671/
Jjwad671/
Iwats671/
Iwaat671/
Jiwot671/
Iwaht671/
Iwwat671/
Juatt670/

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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 Jwat
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