Plawat Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Plawat Surname User-submission:

Derived from Sanskrit word, plawit, meaning 'submerged'.

Plawat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India261:29,502,515369,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Plawat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from Sanskrit word, plawit, meaning 'submerged'.

- kakarot

Plawat Last Name Facts

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

Plawat (Hindi: प्लावत) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plawat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plawat is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Plawat are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 54 percent live, Delhi, where 31 percent live and Gujarat, where 4 percent live. Outside of India this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phlawat9214/
Plawa9140/
Phlaiwat8646/
Pillawat865/
Plavat8345/
Plaway832/
Plauwa831/
Plaswa831/
Pellawa7752/
Plasway7721/
Pillawa778/
Phlawai774/
Plaivat771/
Plgawaj771/
Playwah771/
Plauway770/
Plava73344/
Plaba73148/
Plawo737/
Plowa734/
Phlaubat7164/
Pillawas7133/
Pillavat7127/
Plawooth713/
Pellaway712/
Pillaway710/
Plawgo67299/
Pllava6750/
Pleava6744/
Plavea6741/
Plowas6715/
Plasua679/
Plevat678/
Platva673/
Plawod671/
Plavai671/
Plouwa671/
Plawuo671/

Plawat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plawat in the Hindi language
प्लावतplavata83.33
पलावतpalavata16.67

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