Mawat Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Mawat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2951:99,9806,858
Indonesia1361:972,42171,642
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Mawat (317) may also be a first name.

Mawat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawat is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mawat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 605,571st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Mawat live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 493,198th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 317 people.

This last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 99,980. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 90 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live and Selangor, where 3 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Mawat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mawat has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Mawat last name contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiwat91540/
Mawath9146/
Mawate9120/
Majwat9112/
Mawatt913/
Mahwat912/
Mawhat912/
Mawait912/
Mhawat911/
Maawat911/
Meawat911/
Maywat911/
Mahawat83500/
Mawathe835/
Maywait831/
Mawasth831/
Mawaate831/
Mawaite831/
Maiwath831/
Mawatte831/
Maswath831/
Mowat806,423/
Mawad803,853/
Mavat80177/
Mabat80103/
Mewat8096/
Mawot805/
Machwate77173/
Mahaswat772/
Mowatt735,429/
Meawad731,582/
Mabait73700/
Maawad73535/
Mabhat73211/
Mawaad73171/
Mavath7378/
Mhabat7362/
Mawout7352/
Mavaut7325/
Mawaid7314/
Mavate7314/
Maiwad7314/
Mhavat7312/
Mauwad7312/
Mowate7310/
Mavatt738/
Masuat738/
Mowath736/
Mowait736/
Mowatz736/
Meavat735/
Meewat735/
Mauvat734/
Mawote734/
Mawwad734/
Mawead734/
Majuat734/
Mabatt733/
Matvat733/
Maybat733/
Mahvat732/
Mayuat732/
Majbat732/
Mahuat731/
Maywad731/
Mowhat731/
Mojwat731/
Mawgot731/
Mawadh731/
Mawads731/
Mahwad731/
Mayvat731/
Mawoot731/
Maubat731/
Majwad731/
Maibat731/
Maabat731/
Mewatt730/
Mewath730/
Mahavat67361/
Machuat67177/
Maabout67116/
Mavhate6720/
Mhavate6712/
Mobahat677/
Mahawad674/
Meawaad674/
Mawaidz673/
Mowaath673/
Maibhat672/
Maswadh672/
Mahbath672/
Maveath671/
Maavoth671/
Mowatth671/
Mawoute671/
Maabaat671/
Mavathe671/
Meewath671/
Mabhaut671/
Mawhead670/
Mowathe670/

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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
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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 Mawat
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