Ruwat Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ruwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ruwat (90) may also be a first name.

Ruwat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruwat is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ruwat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Ruwat is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ruwat reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,005,046th most widespread first name internationally, held by 90 people.

The last name Ruwat is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 3,574,303. In Indonesia Ruwat is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 54 percent are found and Central Java, where 46 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouwat9121/
Rauwat9111/
Ruwate916/
Ruweat911/
Ruwait911/
Ruwaath836/
Rouwath831/
Rowat80904/
Rubat80746/
Riwat8018/
Ruvat802/
Ruwad801/
Rowatt73540/
Ruwaid73521/
Roubat7367/
Rubatt7350/
Ruvate7320/
Rowath7319/
Ruwote7313/
Reubat739/
Rauvat735/
Ruibat735/
Raubat733/
Rauuat732/
Rowait732/
Rubaut732/
Rubait731/
Ruwwad731/
Hrowat731/
Rowhat731/
Rowaut731/
Roubaut6740/
Hrowath6737/
Ruchvat672/
Ruvhate672/
Ruwaids671/
Rouwaid671/
Rouvait671/
Rowattt671/
Rauvate671/
Rubhatt671/
Ruwaidh671/

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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
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  • 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 Ruwat
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