Rawayat Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Yemen

Rawayat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rawayat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Rawayat (203) may also be a first name.

Rawayat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rawayat occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawayat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rawayat is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rawayat live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 635,584th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 203 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan Rawayat is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 40 percent are found, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 20 percent are found and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan Rawayat exists in one country. It also occurs in Yemen, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawayt921/
Rabayat866/
Ravayat861/
Rawaiat861/
Rawait7730/
Rawaut773/
Raweat773/
Rahavayat751/
Robayat7198/
Raviyat7143/
Rabiyat7137/
Rabeyat714/
Raiweat711/
Rahabeat67214/
Rawheath674/
Ravajate673/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rawayat
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