Wet Surname

293,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3351:161,72418,138
Indonesia1841:718,74655,532
India1701:4,512,149117,295
Papua New Guinea1631:50,0236,268
Thailand1511:467,80481,807
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Malaysia631:468,16223,720
England261:2,143,00282,017
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

Wet (5,244) may also be a first name.

Wet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wet (Arabic: ويت) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 293,918th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,610,120 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 39 percent of Wet reside; 27 percent reside in Southern Africa and 26 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 93,385th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 5,244 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 161,724. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, Western Cape, where 25 percent reside and Free State, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Wet occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Wet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Wet surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.12% less than the national average, earning R 61,500 per year and in United States they earn 11.94% less than the national average, earning $37,996 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wete865,922/
Weth861,618/
Weit861,052/
Wett86561/
Weht86443/
Wiet86306/
Weet86164/
Weat8646/
Wejt8638/
Whet8633/
Vwet8614/
Weut8611/
Wuet867/
Wedt864/
Hwet863/
Weyt862/
Wheat7517,053/
Weith751,269/
Weidt751,008/
Wette75820/
Wieth75656/
Wheet75442/
Wecht75439/
Weate75320/
Weite75246/
Weeth75202/
Weydt75198/
Hwete75174/
Hweet75123/
Wethe75120/
Wiedt7595/
Weete7566/
Wetts7529/
Weitt7523/
Weyth7516/
Whiet7515/
Weijt7515/
Vwete7515/
Weath7514/
Wetås7512/
Wuete7511/
Whete7510/
Wesst7510/
Whett7510/
Weyte759/
Wuetz758/
Weszt755/
Weats754/
Wheit754/
Hweat754/
Wiett752/
Hwett752/
Weedt752/
Wheth752/
Weatt751/
Weett751/
Hweth751/
Wetth751/
Weudt751/
Weytz751/
Whets751/
Weizt751/
Wehte751/
Weiht751/
Wehtt751/
Wouet751/
Hweit751/
Wetss751/
Westz750/
Weutt750/
Wgeth750/
Vet6723,435/
Bet678,747/
Wit675,972/
Wetsch67802/
Wed67715/
Weitsz67569/
Weijts67412/
Wheate67249/
Wueste67201/
Weetch67180/
Weithe67158/
Weiste6762/
Wheatt6753/
Weydts6744/
Weijdt6729/
Whetts6722/
Wyt6716/
Weydtt6713/
Wejcht6713/
Wescht6712/
Wheitz6710/
Hweitt677/
Weithz677/
Hweeth677/
Weijst676/
Weatte675/
Weeteh675/
Wjt675/
Weathe674/
Weiszt674/
Weatts674/
Uet674/
Wetowa674/
Weiths673/
Vwheat672/
Weethe672/
Wheist672/
Wetthe672/
Wuette672/
D'West672/
Weateh672/
Hwwett671/
Weacht671/
Weastt671/
Weatch671/
Westph671/
Weythe671/
Whiedt671/
Whiett671/
Weitte671/
Wheyte671/
Weittz671/
Hweitz671/
Westch671/
Wouest671/
Weidtz671/
Wheite670/
Wweest670/
Weisst670/
Wheith670/
Wheath670/
Whette670/
Wheets670/
Weidth670/
Wwheat670/
Weytte670/
Weistt670/

Wet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wet in the Arabic language
ويتwyt-

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