Kuwat Surname

376,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kuwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8991:147,10714,485
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India61:127,844,230863,365
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kuwat (8,281) may also be a first name.

Kuwat Last Name Facts

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

Kuwat (Marathi: कुवत) is most common in Indonesia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 376,479th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,671,101 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kuwat live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kuwat is also the 69,505th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 8,281 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 899 people, or 1 in 147,107. In Indonesia Kuwat is most frequent in: Central Java, where 80 percent reside, East Java, where 9 percent reside and Yogyakarta, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuwait91599/
Kuwate9113/
Kuewat9112/
Kuswat912/
Kauwat911/
Kouwat911/
Khuwat911/
Kuweat911/
Khuwait8364/
Kuwatch8327/
Kuwaite832/
Kauwate832/
Kuwaith831/
Kushwat831/
Kouwate831/
Kuvat80541/
Kuwad8081/
Kowat8057/
Kiwat8039/
Kuwot8014/
Kuwatsch7764/
Khiwat73108/
Kiewat7338/
Kuvate7320/
Kuwayd7313/
Kihuat7313/
Keubat738/
Kiwatt737/
Kuvait735/
Kuevat734/
Khuwad734/
Kauvat734/
Kuweit734/
Quiwat733/
Kouvat732/
Kowatt732/
Kuibat731/
Kiwaat731/
Kowwat731/
Khusuat67109/
Kiewatt6785/
Khuwayd6737/
Koubatt6728/
Khutvat6724/
Kuvathe677/
Kusuhat675/
Kouvate674/
Kuyuate674/
Khowwat672/
Kautvat672/
Kubhath671/
Kuvhate671/
Kutvate671/
Khuvast671/
Kuweite671/
Kiewadt671/
Khubhat671/
Kuwahad671/
Cheuwat671/
Kauvate671/

Kuwat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuwat in the Marathi language
कुवतkuvata-

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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
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  • 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 Kuwat
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