Kewat Surname

13,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kewat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India42,0331:18,2491,429
Malaysia1761:167,58110,231
Qatar1441:16,3751,767
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kewat (195) may also be a first name.

Kewat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kewat (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﺕ, Hindi: केवट, Marathi: केवट, Oriya: େକୱଟ) occurs most in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewat? popularity and diffusion

Kewat is the 13,202nd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 171,775 people. The last name Kewat occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kewat live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kewat is also the 649,894th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 195 people.

Kewat is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 42,033 people, or 1 in 18,249. In India Kewat is most common in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 25 percent reside and Bihar, where 13 percent reside. Outside of India it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Kewat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kewat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kewat surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khewat915,550/
Kewate91214/
Kewatt91112/
Kiewat9138/
Kaewat9128/
Kewath9114/
Keawat912/
Kkewat911/
Kewaat911/
Keewat911/
Kiewatt8385/
Keywatz838/
Kewathe834/
Keawwat833/
Kaewwat832/
Kiewadt831/
Keiwatt831/
Khewate831/
Kaewaut831/
Kaeweat831/
Khewaut831/
Keawaat831/
Kewaust830/
Kevat80111,327/
Kewot80672/
Kawat80671/
Kowat8057/
Kiwat8039/
Kewad807/
Kywat801/
Qewat801/
Keewhatt771/
Kaawat73547/
Kevath73413/
Kevate73266/
Khiwat73108/
Kiwate7354/
Khawat7354/
Keswad7342/
Kaiwat7324/
Khevat7314/
Chewat737/
Kiwatt737/
Kawath737/
Kawait735/
Kevats735/
Keavat734/
Kesvat733/
Kewout732/
Keevat732/
Kewadh732/
Kievat732/
Kowatt732/
Kowwat731/
Kaewot731/
Kevatt731/
Kiwaat731/
Keybat731/
Kewoit731/
Kevhat731/
Khewad731/
Keabat731/
Keivat731/
Kawatd731/
Keibat731/
Kheewaath711/
Kejbhat6753/
Kaewead6730/
Kevathe6728/
Kaewoot6721/
Kiwaate6710/
Keawead679/
Kaewaid678/
Keawgot675/
Kaewhot675/
Khevate674/
Cheewat673/
Khevath673/
Keawaid672/
Kaiwate672/
Kiewoit672/
Khawait672/
Kahawat672/
Khowwat672/
Keawoot671/
Kieweit671/
Kaywate671/
Kheavat671/
Kiwatte671/
Kaiwatt671/
Keaboot671/
Kehuast670/

Kewat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kewat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﺕalqwat-
Kewat in the Marathi language
केवटkevata99.17
केवतkevata0.59
केवातkevata0.09
Kewat in the Hindi language
केवटkevata98.86
केवाटkevata1.14
Kewat in the Oriya language
େକୱଟekawata55.56
େକୱାଟekawata12.35
େକଉଟeka'uta6.17
େକଉଁଟeka'umta6.17
େକୱତekawata4.94
େକଓଟeka'ota3.7
େକୱାତekawata2.47
େକବଟekabata2.47
େକୱଟ୍ekawat1.23

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kewat
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