de Witt Surname

81,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,988 people bear this surname

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

de Witt Surname Definition:

(Flemish) The White [Flemish de, the; wit, white]

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de Witt 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
South Africa3,4011:15,9302,013
United States7421:488,48941,275
Netherlands6581:25,6644,185
Brazil2831:756,44627,572
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Germany1111:725,27454,868
Australia921:293,43225,879
England901:619,09036,665
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Namibia501:48,1886,016
Panama491:79,8423,294
France411:1,620,066149,911
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9681:51,8795,867

de Witt (50) may also be a first name.

de Witt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Flemish) The White [Flemish de, the; wit, white]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch) The light-complexioned or white-haired man.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch and Flemish surname, meaning 'white', denoting someone with white hair or pale skin.

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de Witt Demographics

Average de Witt Salary in
United States

$68,043 USD

Per year
Rank:
120,742 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000170736
Rank: 48,413 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
157.69%
Sample size: 214 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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de Witt Last Name Facts

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

de Witt is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 81,177th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,217,025 people. The last name de Witt is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of de Witt live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 50 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,401 people, or 1 in 15,930. In South Africa de Witt is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 36 percent reside, Western Cape, where 24 percent reside and Free State, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

de Witt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Witt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the de Witt surname declined 23 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Witt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the de Witt surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount de Witt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 36.12% less than the national average, earning €19,182 per year; in South Africa they earn 81.43% more than the national average, earning R 431,148 per year; in United States they earn 57.69% more than the national average, earning $68,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $54,631 CAD per year.

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 Witte939,482/
de Whitt9311/
de Witth931/
de Wwitt930/
de Wit9236,412/
de Witt'e881/
de With861,412/
de Widt86258/
de Vitt8639/
de Wett8639/
de Wiet8610/
De-Witt8610/
de Wytt868/
de Wite862/
de Wait861/
de Whit860/
de Wette80123/
de Vitte8039/
de White804/
de Boitt803/
Des With801/
de Waite800/
de Wet7723,394/
de vit77133/
De-Wit7734/
de Wid7723/
de Bit7712/
de Waithe751/
der Wijst751/
de Viet71165/
de Boit7168/
de West7139/
de Wied7136/
de Vijt7113/
de Vite716/
de Wets713/
De-Vitt713/
de Bett711/
de Weet711/
de Vett711/
de Waid710/
de Vette67988/
de Vuist672/
da Boitt672/
De-White671/
de Vijdt671/
de Vieth671/
de Weydt671/
de Weste671/
da Vitte671/
de Voist670/
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de Witt Reference & Research

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