Rawat Surname

2,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Rawat Surname User-submission:

In Uttrakhand Rawats are Hindu Rajputs (descendants of Raja, which means King).

Rawat was first used as a rank for fighters and soldiers based on their work and bravery and achievements, later it was carried as the surnames by their decedents.

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Rawat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India252,5371:3,037297
United Arab Emirates1,8421:4,974625
Oman1,2611:2,925427
South Africa1,1111:48,7656,196
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
England9121:61,0947,212
United States8171:443,64638,107
Pakistan5971:299,2366,285
Kuwait4441:8,5601,174
Indonesia4311:306,84327,171
Bahrain3821:3,530611
Qatar3781:6,238660
Mauritius3671:3,524664
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Thailand3001:235,46139,869
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Philippines2341:432,64253,869
Malaysia1801:163,85710,053
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Nepal851:335,0703,683
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Poland561:678,72858,421
Afghanistan431:747,7488,015
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Panama421:93,1493,638
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Seychelles291:3,186566
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
China191:71,964,2933,948
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Finland101:549,67032,186
France101:6,642,272293,169
Macau91:66,848400
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Wales71:442,07621,198
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belize41:88,8683,294
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Bhutan31:205,3461,091
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Rawat (8,351) may also be a first name.

Rawat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Uttrakhand Rawats are Hindu Rajputs (descendants of Raja, which means King).

Rawat was first used as a rank for fighters and soldiers based on their work and bravery and achievements, later it was carried as the surnames by their decedents.

Rawats from Uttrakhand are in the general category in India and considered as one of the most prestigious surnames there. There are several subcastes of Rawat like Bangaari Rawat, Uniyaal Rawat, Rai Rawat, Godla Rawat, Aswaal Rawat etc.

- gunjan.15oct

Rawat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rawat (Arabic: روات, Bengali: রাবত, Hindi: रावत, Marathi: रावत, Oriya: ରାୱତ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,070th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 27,514 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rawat reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Rawat is also the 69,120th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 8,351 people.

It is most common in India, where it is carried by 252,537 people, or 1 in 3,037. In India Rawat is mostly concentrated in: Uttarkhand, where 36 percent live, Delhi, where 24 percent live and Bihar, where 13 percent live. Aside from India Rawat is found in 101 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Oman, where 0 percent live.

Rawat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rawat last name are 5.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rawat earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 57.05% more than the national average, earning 543,503 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning R 243,420 per year; in United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.65% more than the national average, earning $70,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawate91577/
Rawath91222/
Rajwat9144/
Raawat9143/
Raywat9140/
Rawait9130/
Rawaat9117/
Rauwat9111/
Rahwat9111/
Rawatt919/
Rawwat916/
Rhawat915/
Raiwat914/
Rawaut913/
Raweat913/
Rawhat913/
Reawat913/
Raewat913/
Rrawat912/
Rawast911/
Rawayt911/
Rachwat832/
Raswate831/
Raiweat831/
Ravat80227,791/
Rabat808,248/
Rowat80904/
Rawad80271/
Rewat80168/
Rawot8082/
Rawheath774/
Rawahath771/
Rawashdt771/
Ravate732,067/
Rawoot731,300/
Rowatt73540/
Rabaut73535/
Ravaut73348/
Ravath73100/
Rajwad7393/
Rabhat7393/
Rasuat7379/
Raiwad7366/
Rajvat7352/
Rabatt7345/
Ravatt7330/
Ravatz7329/
Rouwat7321/
Rowath7319/
Rawaid7319/
Rohwat7315/
Rabaat7315/
Raabat7312/
Raavat7311/
Raivat737/
Raibat737/
Rawojt737/
Rauvat735/
Ravait735/
Raywad735/
Rawads735/
Rasvat734/
Rawote734/
Rewaut734/
Rewath733/
Rhavat733/
Rayvat733/
Raubat733/
Rahwad733/
Rabait733/
Hrabat732/
Rauuat732/
Rravat732/
Rowate732/
Rowait732/
Rawoth732/
Rawwad731/
Rahvat731/
Rowats731/
Rowaut731/
Rowhat731/
Reavat731/
Rewatt731/
Rawoit731/
Ratvat731/
Hrowat731/
Rajwot731/
Rabeat731/
Raawad731/
Rawasd731/
Raibaut67441/
Raibhat67266/
Ravaute67240/
Raybaut6783/
Hrowath6737/
Rawashd6712/
Ravathe6710/
Rasvate676/
Ravatte676/
Raavate675/
Ravhate675/
Rawadss673/
Rahavat672/
Raiwoit672/
Rajbath671/
Rajvath671/
Rachuat671/
Rahvath671/
Raavoth671/
Rauvate671/
Ravaath671/
Rawooth671/
Raybhat671/
Raveaut671/
Rowattt671/
Rouwath671/
Hraibat671/
Raabout671/
Rathvat671/

Rawat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rawat in the Marathi language
रावतravata99.71
रावतेravate0.05
रावटravata0.02
रावाटravata0.01
रावातravata0.01
Rawat in the Hindi language
रावतravata98.03
रावत्ravat0.01
राबतrabata0.01
रावrava0.01
रावत़ravata0.01
रवतravata0.01
रावतुravatu0
वतvata0
रवातravata0
पालpala0
लालlala0
रापतrapata0
लताlata0
रावटravata0
राजraja0
Rawat in the Bengali language
রাবতrabata83.33
রাওয়াতra'oyata16.67
Rawat in the Oriya language
ରାୱତrawata77.42
ରାବତ୍rabat3.23
ରାୱାତrawata3.23
ରାୱତ୍rawat3.23
ସୁରାୱତsurawata3.23
ରୱଟrawata3.23
ରାାତraata3.23
ରାୱାତ୍rawat3.23
Rawat in the Arabic language
رواتrwat-

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