Dewet Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Dewet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2461:220,23523,087
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
England291:1,921,31276,208
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
France91:7,380,302306,885
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dewet (449) may also be a first name.

Dewet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewet occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 557,062nd most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. Dewet is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Dewet reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dewet is also the 403,949th most widely held first name in the world, held by 449 people.

The surname Dewet is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 220,235. In South Africa Dewet is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Western Cape, where 30 percent are found and Free State, where 13 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Dewet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dewet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dewet last name grew 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dewet are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dewet earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.07% less than the national average, earning R 180,432 per year; in United States they earn 13.11% more than the national average, earning $48,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $54,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewett91502/
Dewete91149/
Deweth9115/
Deweet912/
Deweyt911/
Deweit911/
Dewets911/
Ddewet911/
Deewet911/
Dewetz910/
Dewette8320/
Deweest832/
Dewuedt831/
Dechwet831/
Doewett830/
Dewit804,451/
Dawet802,191/
Debet80479/
Devet80209/
Diwet8048/
Dewed8015/
Dowet8012/
Dewitt7336,527/
Diwete73123/
Dewith7398/
Dawett7379/
Devett7373/
Dewite7361/
Daweet7352/
Devete7342/
Deveth7341/
Deveyt7338/
Dewied7333/
Dewidt7319/
Dowett7315/
Dewist7313/
Deweid7311/
Deviet736/
Dewait735/
Daiwet735/
Dewhit733/
Doveet732/
Devedt732/
Deewjt732/
Detvet732/
Devest731/
Devets731/
Deweed731/
Dewytt731/
Deebit731/
Debeat731/
Doweet731/
Deywed731/
De'wit731/
Daweit731/
Deouet731/
Daweth731/
Dawhet731/
Dawiet731/
Daewit731/
Deywyt731/
Deewit731/
Debeet730/
Debett730/
Deibet730/
Deveut730/
Dewitte676,026/
Devette67201/
Dewhitt67182/
Doweidt6768/
Dessuet6768/
Deveydt6764/
Dejouet6761/
Devecht6734/
Dewuite6732/
Dewhite6727/
Dishwet6721/
Dechuet6713/
Diewait679/
De'witt677/
Devethe673/
Dewithe672/
Deveeth671/
Deveyst671/
Dewaite671/
Dewhist671/
Dewwitt671/
Dehuedt671/
Doweitd671/
Deevite671/
Deiwait671/
Dehevet671/
Dewitth671/
Dehuete671/
Dechvet671/
Dechwit671/
Deeweed671/
Deveitt670/
Dewaits670/
Deavett670/
Desvett670/
Daiwett670/

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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 Dewet
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