Dewett Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Dewett Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Dutch or German word hwita, meaning 'white'.

Dewett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
India1021:7,520,249162,050
England791:705,29239,851
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Wales51:618,90625,852
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Dewett (25) may also be a first name.

Dewett Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Dutch or German word hwita, meaning 'white'.

- devondewatt

Dewett Last Name Facts

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

Dewett is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewett? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dewett is the 614,324th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Dewett live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dewett is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 25 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 1,473,410. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 17 percent live, Mississippi, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Dewett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dewett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dewett last name rose 256 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dewett surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dewett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.62% less than the national average, earning R 12,792 per year; in United States they earn 12.63% less than the national average, earning $37,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $47,741 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewette9220/
Doewett920/
Dewet91571/
Dewitt8336,527/
Dewete83149/
Dawett8379/
Devett8373/
Deweth8315/
Dowett8315/
Deweet832/
Dewets831/
Deweit831/
Dewytt831/
Deweyt831/
Ddewet831/
Deewet831/
Dewetz830/
Debett830/
Dewitte776,026/
Devette77201/
Dewhitt77182/
De'witt777/
Deweest772/
Dechwet771/
Dewuedt771/
Dewitth771/
Dewwitt771/
Daiwett770/
Desvett770/
Deavett770/
Deveitt770/
Dewit734,451/
Dawet732,191/
Debet73479/
Devet73209/
Diwet7348/
Dewed7315/
Dowet7312/
Dewuitte711/
D'Dewitt711/
Devitt677,056/
Divett67256/
Diwete67123/
Dewith6798/
Dewite6761/
Daweet6752/
Devete6742/
Deveth6741/
Deveyt6738/
Dewied6733/
Dewidt6719/
Dewist6713/
Deweid6711/
Davett679/
Deviet676/
Daiwet675/
Dewait675/
Dawitt675/
Dewhit673/
Doveet672/
Devedt672/
Debitt672/
Deewjt672/
Detvet672/
De'wit671/
Daewit671/
Dovett671/
Devest671/
Deywyt671/
Deewit671/
Dawiet671/
Dawhet671/
Daweth671/
Deouet671/
Daweit671/
Dejouette671/
Deywed671/
Devets671/
Deweed671/
Deebit671/
Debeat671/
Doweet671/
Dowitt671/
Dywitt670/
Deveut670/
Deibet670/
Debeet670/

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