de Wets Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Wales

de Wets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Wets Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

de Wets Last Name Facts

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

de Wets is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name de Wets is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of de Wets are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium de Wets is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Belgium this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Wales, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Wet9223,394/
de Wees8643/
de West8639/
de Wett8639/
de Weys8625/
de Wiet8610/
de Wese867/
de Weet861/
de Wies860/
de We832/
de Weese80141/
de Wette80123/
de Weijs8067/
de Witts8028/
de Weiss803/
de Weisz802/
de Weste801/
de Bedts801/
de Beats801/
de Wease801/
de Weydt801/
de Weise800/
de Wit7736,412/
de Wee779,745/
de Vet771,114/
de Bes77184/
de Ves77135/
de Wys77108/
de Wei7716/
de Wée7712/
de Weë779/
de Wey778/
De-Wet778/
de Wer773/
de Wis771/
de Weichs7514/
de Weisse7513/
de Witt715,988/
de Wijs711,735/
de With711,412/
de Veth71459/
de Beys71354/
de Veas71298/
de Vits71258/
de Widt71258/
de Viet71165/
de Weer71106/
de Beet7179/
de Wyse7160/
de Veyt7158/
de Weij7142/
de Wied7136/
de Vete7132/
de Witz7126/
de Bees7119/
de Vies7113/
de Wytt718/
de Bess716/
de Beas716/
de Wite712/
der Wei712/
de Beis711/
de Bett711/
de Betz711/
de Hues711/
de Wise711/
de Beth711/
da West711/
de Huet711/
de Wait711/
de Veet711/
de Vest711/
de Vett711/
De-Wese711/
de Ueth711/
de Besh711/
de Whit710/
de Witte679,482/
de Vette67988/
de Vidts67283/
de Wijse6752/
de Besch6720/
de Whitt6711/
de Vecht677/
de Beijs675/
de Wyche674/
de White674/
de Ve674/
der Weer673/
de Be673/
de Wa673/
de Vesse671/
de Witth671/
de Vieth671/
Des With671/
de Huete671/
de Wy671/
de Wwitt670/
de Waite670/
da We670/
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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 de Wets
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