Rwat Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
India111:69,733,217610,955
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Rwat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwat is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rwat is the 2,530,696th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Rwat is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Rwat live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Rwat is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 98 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwait8960/
Rwath8912/
Rwate891/
Rwaat891/
Rwathe801/
Ruat751,160/
Rwot7524/
Rbat754/
Rwad754/
Rvat752/
Rhwathe731/
Hrvat67641/
Rbait67352/
Hrbat6798/
Rwoth6714/
Rbath676/
Ruatt675/
Rwote674/
Ruath674/
Rbhat674/
Ruatz672/
Ruate672/
Rvate672/
Rwaheeth671/
Rwhad671/
Rbatt671/
Rbaht671/
Rvatt671/

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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 Rwat
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