Tawat Surname

331,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tawat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7731:130,96822,312
Cameroon2081:99,85111,805
Lebanon301:187,9038,189
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Tawat (3,360) may also be a first name.

Tawat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawat (Arabic: طاوة) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawat? popularity and diffusion

Tawat is the 331,528th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. Tawat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Tawat reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tawat is also the 123,053rd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 3,360 people.

Tawat is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 773 people, or 1 in 130,968. In The Philippines Tawat is primarily concentrated in: Bicol, where 33 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 28 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 23 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent are found and Lebanon, where 3 percent are found.

Tawat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tawat surname is predominantly Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawate91280/
Tawast91142/
Tawait9187/
Thawat9142/
Taiwat9119/
Tawatt914/
Taywat911/
Tawats911/
Thaiwat83204/
Thawait83176/
Tashwat8315/
Tawayte831/
Tawaitt831/
Tawatte831/
Thawatt831/
Tabat806,575/
Tavat801,100/
Towat80112/
Tawad8081/
Tewat8011/
Tawot802/
Thaiswat774/
Thawatch774/
Tavate732,856/
Taibat73496/
Tabatt73272/
Tavast73169/
Tavaut7372/
Taubat7349/
Towait7347/
Thavat7340/
Thowat7323/
Toiwat7323/
Tawagy7315/
Teewat739/
Taabat739/
Taybat736/
Towats736/
Tawoot735/
Taivat735/
Tavath735/
Thewat734/
Tabayt734/
Tabait733/
Tawadz733/
Tawwad733/
Taavat733/
Tavait733/
Tewaut732/
Tawout732/
Tawaid732/
Taewot731/
Taiwad731/
Towate731/
Ttavat731/
Tawasd731/
Tabaht731/
Teuwat731/
Tauwad731/
Tabaut731/
Tabaat731/
Tewait731/
Tavatt730/
Thaiswast711/
Thavate6745/
Tavaste6720/
Thavait6718/
Tawahad678/
Tavathe676/
Taiswad675/
Thavath675/
Tawhead674/
Tabhaut673/
Taabout671/
Towaate671/
Tavhate671/
Thewath671/
Thowate671/
Teavath671/
Tavaite671/
Taibait671/
Thaivat671/
Thewatt670/
Theweat670/

Tawat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tawat in the Arabic language
طاوةtawt-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tawat
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