Vat Surname

25,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Vat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia16,7751:923247
India2,7461:279,33915,893
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Netherlands2951:57,2459,855
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
France681:976,805110,007
United States631:5,753,316282,354
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Macau21:300,8151,009
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380

The alternate forms: Vâț (1) are calculated separately.

Vat (14,526) may also be a first name.

Vat Last Name Facts

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

Vat (Arabic: فاط, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺕ, Hindi: वत, Marathi: वाट) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Vâț. For other potential spellings of Vat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,915th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 350,768 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Vat are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Vat is also the 47,454th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 14,526 people.

It is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is borne by 16,775 people, or 1 in 923. In Cambodia Vat is primarily found in: Kandal Province, where 13 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 11 percent reside and Siem Reap Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Cambodia this last name is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside.

Vat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vat surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vat earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 67.65% less than the national average, earning R 76,884 per year and in United States they earn 29.46% less than the national average, earning $30,436 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vats8620,225/
Vath864,129/
Vate862,601/
Vast862,356/
Vayt86473/
Vait86429/
Vaht86334/
Vatt86291/
Vaut86176/
Hvat8656/
Vajt8655/
Vuat8642/
Vaat8629/
Vwat8621/
Vadt8620/
Vhat866/
Veat863/
Vaßt862/
Vatø861/
Vatp861/
Va8061,997/
Vâț781/
Vaith753,054/
Vayts752,893/
Vatte752,213/
Vahut75821/
Vaast75757/
Vaste75728/
Vathe75469/
Vadte75412/
Vauth75388/
Vaute75207/
Vhate75207/
Vaudt75200/
Vautz75136/
Vatts75118/
Vahat75108/
Vaist75105/
Vatch7595/
Veath7594/
Vaite7593/
Vatsh7591/
Vaitz7581/
Vaits7565/
Vasht7564/
Veats7550/
Vault7550/
Vacht7534/
Vaatz7528/
Vhait7524/
Vaath7517/
Vaate7514/
Vaňát7512/
Vasts759/
Vahst759/
Hvatz757/
Vatsø757/
Vaths755/
Vaust754/
Vhatt753/
Vattø753/
Vadth752/
Veast752/
Veate752/
Vaitt751/
Vahte751/
Vahtt751/
Vaidt751/
Vasst751/
Vathh751/
Vauht751/
Vattz751/
Vastt751/
Vastå751/
Vayte751/
Vaz67307,259/
Vai6763,284/
Voa6733,998/
Vaj6727,006/
Bat6722,759/
Vas6719,984/
Wat6712,425/
Fat6712,007/
Vad679,202/
Vah678,844/
Vea676,145/
Vua676,049/
Vay675,346/
Veatch673,208/
Vau672,691/
Vaa671,806/
Vot67800/
Vatova67528/
Uat67482/
Vap67431/
Hva67326/
Vwa67304/
Veaute67215/
Vadthe6790/
Vhatte6786/
Vaiste6738/
Vha6716/
Vga6715/
Vashte6712/
Vatthe6712/
Vaithe6710/
Vaß679/
Vashth678/
Vatová678/
Vaisht676/
Vaň675/
D'Vatz675/
Vaytts674/
Vahadt674/
Vahait673/
Veault672/
Vautht672/
Vwheat672/
Vatsås672/
Vaş672/
Vaș672/
Vuhate671/
Vaggit671/
Vahtte671/
Vaidth671/
Vaathe671/
Vashst671/
Vasstt671/
Vaiteh671/
Vahast671/
Vaaste671/
Vasste671/
Vaï671/
Vaysts671/
Vattts671/
Véa671/
Vìa671/
Vahyth671/
Vaitch670/
Vaucht670/
Vautts670/
Vheats670/
Veazte670/
Veateh670/
Vaatch670/

Vat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﺕfat-
Vat in the Hindi language
वतvata78.31
वटvata9.64
वाटvata4.82
वतीvati3.61
वातvata2.41
Vat in the Marathi language
वाटvata69.61
वतvata29.64
वत्vat0.1
आतata0.03
Vat in the Arabic language
فاطfat-

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