Mahawatte Surname
Approximately 963 people bear this surname
Mahawatte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 950 | 1:21,904 | 2,929 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahawatte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahawatte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahawatte is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahawatte? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahawatte is the 372,504th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,567,545 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Mahawatte live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
Mahawatte is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 950 people, or 1 in 21,904. Outside of Sri Lanka Mahawatte exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahawattie | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mahawate | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mahawatta | 89 | 2,053 | / |
| Mawatte | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahawattha | 84 | 9 | / |
| Mahawathta | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mahawati | 82 | 191 | / |
| Machwate | 82 | 173 | / |
| Mahwatie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mawattie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahawaththa | 80 | 366 | / |
| Mawate | 80 | 20 | / |
| Mahaswati | 78 | 22 | / |
| Maywattie | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mahawaati | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mahawaita | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mahwati | 75 | 228 | / |
| Mahwete | 75 | 141 | / |
| Mavhate | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mhavate | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mawatie | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mhabate | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mawatta | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mawette | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mawatey | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mawathe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mabaate | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mawatti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mawaate | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mawaite | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maybhate | 71 | 97 | / |
| Maswatti | 71 | 46 | / |
| Mahavati | 71 | 33 | / |
| Mahabati | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mashuate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maywater | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maibhate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Movahate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawete | 67 | 13,469 | / |
| Mawati | 67 | 9,051 | / |
| Mawata | 67 | 986 | / |
| Mabate | 67 | 323 | / |
| Mawaty | 67 | 117 | / |
| Mavate | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mahabhati | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mowate | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mewate | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mawote | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mahavatai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmaibhate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maywather | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahavathi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maywhater | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mahawatte
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis