de Wet Surname

23,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa22,0191:2,460308
Australia3581:75,4078,829
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
England2241:248,74120,175
Namibia1481:16,2802,934
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Swaziland41:324,550996
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

de Wet Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Wet is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Wet? popularity and diffusion

The surname de Wet is the 23,171st most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 311,513 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of de Wet live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 487,350th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 324 people.

The last name is most numerous 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. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

de Wet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Wet has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the de Wet last name grew 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Wett9239/
de West9239/
de Wiet9210/
de Wets923/
de Weet921/
de Wette86123/
de Weydt861/
de Weste861/
de Wit8336,412/
de Vet831,114/
De-Wet838/
de Witt775,988/
de With771,412/
de Veth77459/
de Widt77258/
de Viet77165/
de Beet7779/
de Veyt7758/
de Wied7736/
de Vete7732/
de Wytt778/
de Wite772/
de Vest771/
de Veet771/
de Wait771/
de Huet771/
da West771/
de Beth771/
de Bett771/
de Vett771/
de Ueth771/
de Whit770/
de Witte719,482/
de Vette71988/
de Whitt7111/
de Vecht717/
de White714/
de Witth711/
de Vieth711/
Des With711/
de Huete711/
de Wwitt710/
de Waite710/
de vit67133/
De-Wit6734/
de Wid6723/
de Vyt6716/
de Bit6712/
der Wijst671/
de Witt'e671/
de Waithe671/

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