Weet Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Weet Surname Definition:

(English) Active, Bold [Old English hwœt, active, sharp, bold, brave: cp. the Northern English weet, nimble]

Weet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England361:1,547,72466,012
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Weet (17) may also be a first name.

Weet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Active, Bold [Old English hwœt, active, sharp, bold, brave: cp. the Northern English weet, nimble]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Weet Last Name Facts

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

Weet is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weet? popularity and diffusion

Weet is the 1,353,468th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Weet are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Weet is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 28 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and The Netherlands, where 14 percent live.

Weet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weet last name increased 253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weet surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Weet earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $44,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.88% more than the national average, earning $69,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheet89442/
Weeth89202/
Hweet89123/
Weete8966/
Weedt892/
Weett891/
Wet861,299/
Weetch80180/
Hweeth807/
Weeteh805/
Weethe802/
Wheets800/
Wweest800/
Weed7512,374/
Wete755,922/
Weth751,618/
Beet751,169/
Weit751,052/
Wett75561/
Weht75443/
Wiet75306/
Veet75142/
Weat7546/
Wejt7538/
Whet7533/
Vwet7514/
Weut7511/
Wuet757/
Wedt754/
Hwet753/
Weyt752/
Waheedt731/
Wheat6717,053/
Weith671,269/
Weidt671,008/
Wheed67880/
Wette67820/
Wieth67656/
Wecht67439/
Weate67320/
Weite67246/
Weydt67198/
Hwete67174/
Wethe67120/
Wiedt6795/
Wetts6729/
Weitt6723/
Weyth6716/
Whiet6715/
Weijt6715/
Vwete6715/
Weath6714/
Wetås6712/
Wuete6711/
Whett6710/
Wesst6710/
Whete6710/
Weyte679/
Wuetz678/
Veeth677/
Veete676/
Weszt675/
Wheit674/
Hweat674/
Weats674/
Hweed674/
Beett673/
Wheth672/
Wiett672/
Hwett672/
Weatt671/
Weudt671/
Beđet671/
Weiht671/
Wehtt671/
Wouet671/
Hweit671/
Wetss671/
Veett671/
Hbeet671/
Wehte671/
Vgeet671/
Weizt671/
Whets671/
Weytz671/
Wetth671/
Weeyd671/
Hweth671/
Wgeth670/
Weutt670/
Westz670/
Veets670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weet
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