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

Dewet is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dewet is the 557,062nd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. Dewet is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Dewet live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 403,949th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 449 people.

The last name Dewet is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 220,235. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, Western Cape, where 30 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Outside of South Africa Dewet occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Dewet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dewet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dewet surname rose 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dewet last name are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.06% being registered with the 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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