Lawat Surname
Approximately 679 people bear this surname
Lawat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 396 | 1:255,652 | 38,046 |
| Malaysia | 129 | 1:228,637 | 13,135 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Lawat (119) may also be a first name.
Lawat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lawat (Arabic: علاوة, Hindi: लवट, Marathi: लावत) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawat? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lawat is the 488,458th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. The surname Lawat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Lawat reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Lawat is also the 856,040th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 119 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 255,652. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 39 percent live, Davao Region, where 14 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 11 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lawat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lawat in the Hindi language | ||
| लवट | lavata | - |
| Lawat in the Marathi language | ||
| लावत | lavata | 75 |
| लवत | lavata | 25 |
| Lawat in the Arabic language | ||
| علاوة | lawt | - |
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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 Lawat
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