Dewitte Surname

80,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,9461:3,902414
United States1,4961:242,28523,129
France1,3351:49,7556,490
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Australia391:692,19746,687
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
England41:13,929,515290,718
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

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-173293

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

- devondewatt

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewittie9341/
Dewuitte931/
Doewitte930/
Dewitt9236,527/
Dewite9261/
Devitte86683/
Dewhitt86182/
Dewitty8689/
Dewites8657/
Dewuite8632/
Debitte8630/
Dewhite8627/
Dewette8620/
Dewitti8611/
De'witt867/
Dewitta865/
Dewithe862/
Dewaite861/
Dewwitt861/
Dewitth861/
Dowitte861/
Dewit834,451/
Dewetter8054/
Devittes809/
Devittie808/
Deviette802/
D'Dewitt801/
Dewister800/
Dawite777,686/
Devitt777,056/
Dewita776,744/
Dewett77502/
Devite77176/
Dewete77149/
Dewith7798/
Dewied7733/
Dewidt7719/
Dewiti7716/
Debite7714/
Dewist7713/
Dewate7710/
Dewait775/
Dewhit773/
Debitt772/
Dewity771/
Dewytt771/
Deweit771/
De'wit771/
Dowite771/
Deewit771/
Dywitt770/
Dewittitt751/
Dechwitee751/
Deveittie750/
Debette71427/
Devitta71405/
Devette71201/
Dewetes71116/
Davitte71109/
Daywitt7192/
Deavitt7188/
Davette7145/
Dowhite7127/
Devites7124/
Dewitaa7115/
Devitti7110/
Diewait719/
Devatte715/
Deboite714/
Divatte713/
Divette713/
Dewathe713/
Debithe712/
Dewitis712/
Dewoute712/
Divitte712/
Deviter711/
Devitie711/
Deweter711/
Dewhate711/
Dewhist711/
Dibitte711/
Deviste711/
Deevite711/
Deiwait711/
Deboitt711/
Diwiete711/
Dewetea711/
Dewetie711/
Dawitie711/
Dievite711/
Desuite711/
Deivate711/
Dechwit711/
Deveitt710/
Dewaits710/
Devoitt710/
Devit67801/
Dewet67571/
Debit67366/
Deboutte67271/
Devetter67233/
Dewester67143/
Debautte6757/
Dewiyati6735/
Dewid6731/
Dewed6715/
Diwit6710/
Dhibette677/
Devittis676/
Daivatte674/
Devoitie671/
Dessuitt671/
Deshuite671/
Daviette670/

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