Wiat Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Wiat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Wiat (199) may also be a first name.

Wiat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiat is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiat is the 3,432,070th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Wiat live; 42 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wiat is also the 642,605th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 199 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Wiat occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent live and Taiwan, where 9 percent live.

Wiat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiat surname contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiatt89335/
Whiat8925/
Wijat8922/
Wiate8914/
Wiatz8911/
Wihat896/
Wiats895/
Wiast890/
Wiath890/
Wijatt805/
Wiatts804/
Whiate803/
Whiatt802/
Wiatte802/
Wiateh801/
Wiatcz801/
Wihhat801/
Wihate800/
Biat75527/
Wiot75137/
Wyat7553/
Viat7547/
Uiat751/
Wiad751/
Waiyaat731/
Weijeat731/
Wyatt6798,873/
Biaat67211/
Wiott6732/
Wuiot6723/
Wayot6721/
Bihat6720/
Bijat6716/
Vihat6714/
Vijat6710/
Viate6710/
Wjaht677/
Wijot676/
Waiyaath675/
Whyat674/
Hweat674/
Wihad674/
Wyate673/
Wyast673/
Viatt673/
Biatt673/
Whiad672/
Biaht672/
Wjhat671/
Wyath671/
Weatt671/
Wyaht671/
Wioth671/
Wyhat671/
Viast671/
Waiyaaut671/
Wyats670/
Whiot670/
Vieat670/
Wyatz670/

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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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  • 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 Wiat
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