Wat Surname
Approximately 12,425 people bear this surname
Wat Surname Definition:
A ' nurse-name ' of Walter.
Wat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 8,455 | 1:1,350 | 273 |
| Malaysia | 717 | 1:41,136 | 3,328 |
| Indonesia | 715 | 1:184,964 | 17,777 |
| United States | 693 | 1:523,029 | 43,647 |
| Papua New Guinea | 291 | 1:28,020 | 3,174 |
| Thailand | 284 | 1:248,727 | 42,218 |
| India | 270 | 1:2,840,983 | 86,804 |
| Canada | 164 | 1:224,668 | 21,579 |
| Pakistan | 131 | 1:1,363,694 | 15,455 |
| Taiwan | 108 | 1:217,081 | 1,847 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Afghanistan | 42 | 1:765,552 | 8,131 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Senegal | 15 | 1:971,956 | 3,098 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
Wat (11,724) may also be a first name.
Wat Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A ' nurse-name ' of Walter.
Wat Demographics
Average Wat Salary in
United States
$44,846 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wat (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺕ, Oriya: ୱାତ) is carried by more people in South Sudan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wat click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wat? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,025th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 586,523 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Wat are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 55,060th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 11,724 people.
Wat is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 8,455 people, or 1 in 1,350. Without taking into account South Sudan it occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Wat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wat surname increased 1,507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wat are 2.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.98% registered with the party.
The amount Wat earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 167.97% more than the national average, earning 927,385 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.97% more than the national average, earning $63,580 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watt | 86 | 77,794 | / |
| Wate | 86 | 21,601 | / |
| Wait | 86 | 9,216 | / |
| Wadt | 86 | 1,743 | / |
| Wayt | 86 | 1,201 | / |
| Wath | 86 | 992 | / |
| Hwat | 86 | 855 | / |
| What | 86 | 274 | / |
| Waat | 86 | 72 | / |
| Wuat | 86 | 58 | / |
| Waut | 86 | 50 | / |
| Weat | 86 | 46 | / |
| Wajt | 86 | 31 | / |
| Vwat | 86 | 21 | / |
| Waht | 86 | 9 | / |
| Watd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Waite | 75 | 52,355 | / |
| Wheat | 75 | 17,053 | / |
| Watte | 75 | 1,720 | / |
| Waitt | 75 | 1,088 | / |
| Wayte | 75 | 917 | / |
| Hwait | 75 | 760 | / |
| Wathe | 75 | 520 | / |
| Waith | 75 | 405 | / |
| Whait | 75 | 354 | / |
| Weate | 75 | 320 | / |
| Waadt | 75 | 258 | / |
| Wahat | 75 | 210 | / |
| Waate | 75 | 149 | / |
| Whatt | 75 | 121 | / |
| Whate | 75 | 110 | / |
| Wayts | 75 | 109 | / |
| Wayth | 75 | 73 | / |
| Wadte | 75 | 42 | / |
| Wattø | 75 | 41 | / |
| Waute | 75 | 41 | / |
| Waytt | 75 | 30 | / |
| Wauts | 75 | 19 | / |
| Hwatz | 75 | 18 | / |
| Weath | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wastå | 75 | 14 | / |
| Watth | 75 | 12 | / |
| Washt | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wauth | 75 | 11 | / |
| Waszt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wahut | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wahts | 75 | 8 | / |
| Waytz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Waidt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hwatt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wajts | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weats | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wautz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hweat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wahte | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wgatt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waiht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wahst | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waath | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weatt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwate | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waizt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wajth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuath | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wattd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wattt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waats | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waust | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wajht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwast | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whaat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahtd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wajst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuate | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whaht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whast | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waaat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waatt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waatz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuayt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wayht | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wasts | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wastt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Waudt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bat | 67 | 22,759 | / |
| Vat | 67 | 20,776 | / |
| Wad | 67 | 14,749 | / |
| Waithe | 67 | 2,622 | / |
| Uat | 67 | 482 | / |
| Whaite | 67 | 394 | / |
| Wheate | 67 | 249 | / |
| Wot | 67 | 216 | / |
| Wajcht | 67 | 215 | / |
| Whatts | 67 | 105 | / |
| Watowa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Waitte | 67 | 92 | / |
| Wahast | 67 | 54 | / |
| Wheatt | 67 | 53 | / |
| Waitts | 67 | 49 | / |
| Waythe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wahatt | 67 | 30 | / |
| Watthe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wascht | 67 | 11 | / |
| Watths | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wattts | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weatte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waicht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whatte | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weathe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wachte | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weatts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Watova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vwheat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whayte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wastts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whaitz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whaytt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weateh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waggit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwatts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waytts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weacht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weastt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weatch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waittz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaths | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waahat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waatte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayhte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahsht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahajt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waasth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waatts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wwaite | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheath | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wwheat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Watsch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wahath | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whatch | 67 | 0 | / |
Wat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﺕ | wat | - |
| Wat in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାତ | wata | 50 |
| ୱାଟ୍ | wat | 50 |
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