de Wett Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

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

de Wett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Wett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

de Wett Last Name Facts

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

de Wett is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 3,141,416th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. de Wett is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of de Wett live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname de Wett is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa de Wett is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and Western Cape, where 5 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 5 percent live.

de Wett Last Name Statistics demography

de Wett earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.11% more than the national average, earning R 356,724 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Wette93123/
de Wet9223,394/
de Witt865,988/
de West8639/
de Wiet8610/
de Wytt868/
de Wets863/
de Bett861/
de Weet861/
de Vett861/
de Witte809,482/
de Vette80988/
de Whitt8011/
de Weste801/
de Weydt801/
de Witth801/
de Wwitt800/
de Wit7736,412/
de Vet771,114/
De-Wet778/
de Witt'e751/
de With711,412/
de Veth71459/
de Widt71258/
de Viet71165/
de Beet7179/
de Veyt7158/
de Vitt7139/
de Wied7136/
de Vete7132/
De-Witt7110/
de Wite712/
de Veet711/
de Ueth711/
de Vest711/
de Wait711/
de Huet711/
da West711/
de Beth711/
de Whit710/
de Vitte6739/
de Vecht677/
de White674/
de Boitt673/
de Huete671/
Des With671/
de Vieth671/
de Waite670/

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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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  • 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 Wett
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