Dewitte Surname
Approximately 6,026 people bear this surname
Dewitte Surname User-submission:
This is a Dutch and Flemish surname, meaning 'white', denoting someone with white hair or pale skin.
Dewitte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2,946 | 1:3,902 | 414 |
| United States | 1,496 | 1:242,285 | 23,129 |
| France | 1,335 | 1:49,755 | 6,490 |
| Canada | 102 | 1:361,231 | 32,546 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 141 | 1:356,161 | 27,153 |
Dewitte (105) may also be a first name.
Dewitte Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Dutch and Flemish surname, meaning 'white', denoting someone with white hair or pale skin.
- deleted-173293This surname comes from the Dutch or German word hwita, meaning 'white'.
- devondewattDewitte Demographics
Average Dewitte Salary in
United States
$44,260 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Dewitte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dewitte Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dewitte occurs most in Belgium. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dewitte.
How Common Is The Last Name Dewitte? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 80,751st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,209,350 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Dewitte reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Dewitte is also the 920,134th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 105 people.
This last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 2,946 people, or 1 in 3,902. In Belgium Dewitte is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 14 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and France, where 22 percent reside.
Dewitte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dewitte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dewitte last name rose 1,061 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dewitte Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dewitte last name are 15.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.98% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dewitte earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.38% more than the national average, earning $60,305 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Dewitte
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis