Oat Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Oat Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Ot(t, from Ger. Otho, Ot(t)o [from O.H.Ger. ót = Old Saxon ód (= Old Norse auð-r = Old English eád), wealth, bliss]

Oat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1321:535,13992,379
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Oat (294) may also be a first name.

Oat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Ot(t, from Ger. Otho, Ot(t)o [from O.H.Ger. ót = Old Saxon ód (= Old Norse auð-r = Old English eád), wealth, bliss]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Oat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oat (Georgian: ოატ, Russian: Оат) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 895,817th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Oat are found; 61 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 514,566th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 294 people.

The surname Oat is most numerous in Thailand, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 535,139. In Thailand Oat is most frequent in: Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, where 46 percent are found, Phuket Province, where 23 percent are found and Nonthaburi Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Thailand this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Oat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oat last name rose 118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oat last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.62% being registered with the political party.

Oat earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $47,711 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oats862,522/
Hoat861,613/
Goat86257/
Oate86179/
Oatt8682/
Oast8663/
Ohat8636/
Oadt8627/
Ouat8617/
Oath867/
Oatd866/
Oaut865/
Oait861/
Oajt861/
Oa802,994/
Hoath75964/
Houat75952/
Oatts75547/
Hoats75234/
Ojhat75151/
Gouat75127/
Oðate7551/
Hohat7544/
Hoeat7520/
Oyyat7518/
Ouate7517/
Ouast7514/
Goait7513/
Ouatt759/
Hoate755/
Oaths754/
Ohats754/
Oaite753/
Oacht752/
Hoast751/
Oeath751/
Oasts751/
Oatte751/
Ohatt751/
Hoatt751/
Hoayt751/
Goatd751/
Goatt751/
Ooate751/
Hooat751/
Ouaat751/
Ouaht751/
Oaste751/
Ohatz751/
Ooath751/
Oauht751/
Oaztt751/
Goadt750/
Ooats750/
Hoa67155,230/
Hojjat6716,732/
Oha6713,964/
Goa677,604/
Oas673,027/
Oua671,611/
Oad671,434/
Aot67451/
Oai67427/
Gouait67257/
Houate67168/
Oay67141/
Aoa67102/
Oah6785/
Oaz6762/
Oea6741/
Oau6730/
O'A6730/
Oaj6728/
Oheath6717/
Uoa6712/
Oap6711/
Ooa6710/
Oaa6710/
Gouaut6710/
Oňa679/
Ouaste679/
Houait678/
Gohait676/
Ouacht674/
Ojhait674/
Hoaust674/
Gohaut673/
Ojiate672/
Ouaitt671/
Ohatch671/
Houatz671/
Hoatte671/
Hohate671/
Gooeat671/
Houaït671/
Hoiiat671/
Ouatte671/
Oða671/
Oța671/
O'East671/
Goatth671/
Hohats670/
Hoathe670/

Oat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oat in the Georgian language
ოატoat-
Oat in the Russian language
Оатoat-

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