Kwat Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kwat (102) may also be a first name.

Kwat Last Name Facts

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

Kwat (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﺕ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kwat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwat is the 956,400th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Kwat are found; 39 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kwat is also the 935,178th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 102 people.

The surname Kwat is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 1,283,973. In Indonesia Kwat is most numerous in: Central Java, where 90 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 9 percent are found and Papua, where 1 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwast891,732/
Kwate89845/
Kwait89294/
Kwatt8912/
Khwat899/
Kwath896/
Kwwat893/
Kweat892/
Kwaat891/
Kwazt891/
Kwatz891/
Kcwat891/
Kwatte80136/
Khwait8057/
Kgwate8025/
Khwate809/
Kwaite802/
Kwaute801/
Kwatsh801/
Kwatht801/
Kwaate801/
Kwheat801/
Kwaitt801/
Kweate801/
Kwathe801/
Kwot755,030/
Kuat752,779/
Gwat75352/
Kwad759/
Qwat751/
Kgwathe73248/
Khwathe739/
Kwatsch734/
Kuate6710,159/
Gwate67380/
Kwaad6782/
Quwat6733/
Kweit6733/
Nkwot6719/
Kuatt6713/
Qwast6712/
Kwaud6710/
Kuast676/
Gwatd676/
Nkwad676/
Khwad674/
Kuath674/
Kwost673/
Gwath673/
Kwott672/
Kwhad672/
Kuatz671/
Cwath671/
Kuaat671/
Kuayt671/
Kwadh671/
Gwast671/
Gwatt671/
Kwote671/
Kwuot671/
Gwait671/
Cwate671/

Kwat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺍﺕkwat-

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Footnotes

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