Wawat Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wawat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3761:351,72730,426
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wawat (13,195) may also be a first name.

Wawat Last Name Facts

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

Wawat is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wawat is the 698,433rd most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wawat reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 50,752nd most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 13,195 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 351,727. In Indonesia Wawat is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 95 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiwat91644/
Wawath9115/
Wawate9112/
Whawatt832/
Waswath831/
Waswate831/
Wawot8028/
Wowat8015/
Vawat802/
Wawad801/
Wawaad73244/
Woowat739/
Woywat739/
Wabath737/
Bahwat734/
Waiwad734/
Baawat731/
Weewat731/
Bawwat731/
Bajwat731/
Wawout731/
Wajwahath711/
Wahweatte711/
Waybhat67113/
Wawoute679/
Waiwoot675/
Waibhat675/
Bahawat672/
Bawathd671/
Wawoite671/

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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 Wawat
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