Reşat Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Reşat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reşat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1181:659,50434,418
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098

The alternate forms: Resat (815) & Rešat (9) are calculated separately.

Reşat (22,239) may also be a first name.

Reşat Last Name Facts

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

Reşat is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Resat or Rešat. For other potential spellings of Reşat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reşat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,581,912th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Reşat live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Reşat is also the 34,910th most commonly used forename globally, held by 22,239 people.

Reşat is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 659,504. In Turkey Reşat is primarily concentrated in: Ankara Province, where 67 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 23 percent live and Balikesir Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Turkey this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Resat93815/
Rešat939/
Rezat805/
Reşatova771/
Rezait731,971/
Reasat73230/
Rezzat73207/
Rezaat73155/
Reshat73140/
Resatz7386/
Reazat7324/
Ressat7324/
Reszat7317/
Rechat7317/
Reisat732/
Retsat731/
Hrezat731/
Rehsat731/
Reasate67669/
Reishat6797/
Reschat6756/
Reyssat6745/
Reazeat6728/
Reciate6721/
Reesath676/
Ressaut671/
Richeat671/
Reesaat671/
Recheat671/
Reasiat671/
Rexhath670/
Ressatz670/

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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 Reşat
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