de Wet Surname
Approximately 23,394 people bear this surname
de Wet Surname Definition:
“The Law” in Dutch. Also possibly from Wettin in Germany. Also possible corruption of De Wit (White).
de Wet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 22,019 | 1:2,460 | 308 |
| Australia | 358 | 1:75,407 | 8,829 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| England | 224 | 1:248,741 | 20,175 |
| Namibia | 148 | 1:16,280 | 2,934 |
| New Zealand | 120 | 1:37,736 | 6,411 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
de Wet (324) may also be a first name.
de Wet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“The Law” in Dutch. Also possibly from Wettin in Germany. Also possible corruption of De Wit (White).
de Wet Demographics
Average Male de Wet Height
176.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
de Wet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name de Wet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name de Wet is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of de Wet click here.
How Common Is The Last Name de Wet? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,171st most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 311,513 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of de Wet reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 487,350th most frequent forename in the world, held by 324 people.
The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 22,019 people, or 1 in 2,460. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 28 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa de Wet is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.
de Wet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of de Wet has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the de Wet last name increased 22,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
de Wet Last Name Statistics demography
The amount de Wet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80% more than the national average, earning R 427,752 per year; in United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.29% less than the national average, earning $38,111 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| de Wett | 92 | 39 | / |
| de West | 92 | 39 | / |
| de Wiet | 92 | 10 | / |
| de Wets | 92 | 3 | / |
| de Weet | 92 | 1 | / |
| de Wette | 86 | 123 | / |
| de Weydt | 86 | 1 | / |
| de Weste | 86 | 1 | / |
| de Wit | 83 | 36,412 | / |
| de Vet | 83 | 1,114 | / |
| De-Wet | 83 | 8 | / |
| de Witt | 77 | 5,988 | / |
| de With | 77 | 1,412 | / |
| de Veth | 77 | 459 | / |
| de Widt | 77 | 258 | / |
| de Viet | 77 | 165 | / |
| de Beet | 77 | 79 | / |
| de Veyt | 77 | 58 | / |
| de Wied | 77 | 36 | / |
| de Vete | 77 | 32 | / |
| de Wytt | 77 | 8 | / |
| de Wite | 77 | 2 | / |
| de Vest | 77 | 1 | / |
| de Veet | 77 | 1 | / |
| de Wait | 77 | 1 | / |
| de Huet | 77 | 1 | / |
| da West | 77 | 1 | / |
| de Beth | 77 | 1 | / |
| de Bett | 77 | 1 | / |
| de Vett | 77 | 1 | / |
| de Ueth | 77 | 1 | / |
| de Whit | 77 | 0 | / |
| de Witte | 71 | 9,482 | / |
| de Vette | 71 | 988 | / |
| de Whitt | 71 | 11 | / |
| de Vecht | 71 | 7 | / |
| de White | 71 | 4 | / |
| de Witth | 71 | 1 | / |
| de Vieth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Des With | 71 | 1 | / |
| de Huete | 71 | 1 | / |
| de Wwitt | 71 | 0 | / |
| de Waite | 71 | 0 | / |
| de vit | 67 | 133 | / |
| De-Wit | 67 | 34 | / |
| de Wid | 67 | 23 | / |
| de Vyt | 67 | 16 | / |
| de Bit | 67 | 12 | / |
| der Wijst | 67 | 1 | / |
| de Witt'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| de Waithe | 67 | 1 | / |
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