Waat Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
South Sudan161:713,442947
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
India51:153,413,076951,030
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waat (71) may also be a first name.

Waat Last Name Facts

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

Waat has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Waat reside; 33 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 24 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waat is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 71 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 100 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 22 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Waat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Waat surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waadt89258/
Wahat89210/
Waate89149/
Waath892/
Waats891/
Whaat891/
Waaat891/
Waatt891/
Waatz891/
Wat8612,425/
Wahast8054/
Wahatt8030/
Waahat801/
Waatte801/
Wahajt801/
Waasth801/
Waatts800/
Wahath800/
Watt7577,794/
Wate7521,601/
Wait759,216/
Wadt751,743/
Waad751,634/
Wayt751,201/
Wath75992/
Hwat75855/
Baat75802/
What75274/
Wuat7558/
Waut7550/
Weat7546/
Wajt7531/
Vaat7529/
Vwat7521/
Waht759/
Watd753/
Waahdth734/
Waaitte731/
Wahahat731/
Waite6752,355/
Wheat6717,053/
Wahad672,694/
Waahd671,946/
Watte671,720/
Waitt671,088/
Wayte67917/
Hwait67760/
Vaast67757/
Wathe67520/
Waith67405/
Whait67354/
Weate67320/
Whatt67121/
Whate67110/
Wayts67109/
Vahat67108/
Wayth6773/
Wadte6742/
Baait6742/
Wattø6741/
Waute6741/
Waytt6730/
Vaatz6728/
Wauts6719/
Hwatz6718/
Vaath6717/
Weath6714/
Vaate6714/
Wastå6714/
Watth6712/
Washt6712/
Wauth6711/
Wa'ad679/
Waszt679/
Wahut678/
Wahts678/
Waytz676/
Waidt676/
Hwatt675/
Wajts674/
Weats674/
Wautz674/
Ba'at674/
Hweat674/
Waaid673/
Waadh673/
Wahte672/
Wgatt672/
Waiht672/
Wahst672/
Weatt671/
Hwate671/
Waizt671/
Wajth671/
Wuath671/
Wattd671/
Wattt671/
Waust671/
Waads671/
Wajht671/
Whaad671/
Hwast671/
Uaatt671/
Wahtd671/
Wajst671/
Wuate671/
Waadz671/
Whaht671/
Whast671/
Wahht671/
Wuayt671/
Huaat671/
Wayht670/
Wasts670/
Wastt670/
Waudt670/

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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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  • 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 Waat
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