de Witte Surname

53,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Witte Surname Definition:

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

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de Witte 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
Belgium5,1701:2,224177
Netherlands3,2741:5,158536
France4491:147,93522,898
Australia1231:219,47721,009
United States691:5,253,028264,570
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Denmark121:470,39330,183
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

de Witte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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.

- deleted-173293

Literal translation from Dutch: 'the white one'.

- tinytino
DNA test information
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de Witte Demographics

Average de Witte Salary in
United States

$67,494 USD

Per year
Rank:
124,114 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.82021E-5
Rank: 282,999 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
156.42%
Sample size: 23 (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 Witte Last Name Facts

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

de Witte is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 53,793rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 768,566 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of de Witte live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 5,170 people, or 1 in 2,224. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Belgium de Witte is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 35 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

de Witte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Witte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the de Witte last name rose 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Witte Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Witte earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.03% more than the national average, earning R 451,584 per year; in United States they earn 56.42% more than the national average, earning $67,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $59,171 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Wittie943/
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de Wetter8267/
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De-Wittie821/
de Vittes821/
de Wither821/
de With801,412/
de Widt80258/
de Vitt8039/
de Wett8039/
de Wied8036/
De-Witt8010/
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De-White751/
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de Weter751/
de Weste751/
da Vitte751/
de Wet7123,394/
de Vetter71454/
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De-Wit7134/
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de Bit7112/
de Wester7111/
de Vittis715/
de Bautte712/
de Wouter711/
de Boutte711/
der Wijst711/
de Vithes711/
de Vita6714,339/
de Viet67165/
de Viti67110/
de Boit6768/
de West6739/
de Vete6732/
de Vijt6713/
de Wets673/
di Vite673/
De-Vitt673/
de Wechter672/
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