Niwat Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Niwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand8331:84,80011,609
Taiwan401:586,1194,335
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Niwat (54,741) may also be a first name.

Niwat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niwat (Oriya: ନିଆତ) occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 398,988th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. Niwat is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Niwat reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 17,116th most common first name internationally, borne by 54,741 people.

It is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 833 people, or 1 in 84,800. In Thailand Niwat is most common in: Sisaket Province, where 38 percent are found, Chachoengsao Province, where 19 percent are found and Chonburi Province, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Thailand this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niwate91502/
Naiwat91321/
Noiwat91143/
Niwait911/
Niewat911/
Niwaate835/
Niwathe831/
Naiwath831/
Nibat80323/
Nuwat80154/
Nivat8068/
Newat8032/
Niwad8023/
Niwot803/
Nivate734,291/
Noibat73293/
Neewat7371/
Nivaut7341/
Naivat7326/
Nibaut7323/
Newatt7320/
Neiwot7316/
Nievat737/
Nuwatt737/
Nibhat737/
Newath735/
Naibat734/
Newate733/
Naywat732/
Nuibat732/
Niwaad732/
Newadt732/
Nibait731/
Neuwat731/
Nisvat731/
Noywat731/
Newast730/
Niewójt67292/
Nivathe6753/
Niewoit6733/
Niewojt6718/
Nivaate6711/
Noibaht6710/
Neshwat679/
Neewatt674/
Noibath673/
Naibhat671/
Nivhate671/
Nivatte671/
Nivahat671/
Nishvat671/
Naivath671/
Naivate671/
Niveaut671/
Neewath671/
Newhatt670/

Niwat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niwat in the Oriya language
ନିଆତni'ata-

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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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  • 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 Niwat
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