Wete Surname

81,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Wete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
DR Congo1,5461:47,7885,789
Cameroon1,1431:18,1712,482
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
Kenya861:536,97626,431
Benin521:198,76218,872
Solomon Islands471:12,3412,242
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
India471:16,320,540259,912
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
England121:4,643,172139,951
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Wète (1) & Wété (1) are calculated separately.

Wete (459) may also be a first name.

Wete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wete (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺕ) occurs in Angola more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Wète or Wété. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wete.

How Common Is The Last Name Wete? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wete is the 81,927th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,230,589 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wete are found; 45 percent are found in Central Africa and 45 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wete is also the 398,330th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 459 people.

This last name is most widely held in Angola, where it is held by 2,563 people, or 1 in 10,530. Other than Angola it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Cameroon, where 19 percent live.

Wete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wete has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wete surname grew 480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Wete last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wete earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.53% less than the national average, earning R 27,252 per year and in United States they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning $47,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wète921/
Wette89820/
Wetie89482/
Waete89321/
Weate89320/
Weite89246/
Hwete89174/
Wethe89120/
Wetea8969/
Weete8966/
Weted8939/
Wiete8938/
Weteh8928/
Weute8919/
Vwete8915/
Wetee8912/
Wetei8912/
Wuete8911/
Whete8910/
Weyte899/
Wetey895/
Weteu895/
Wetje894/
Wetez892/
Woete892/
Wehte891/
Wet861,299/
Wété831/
Wettey80773/
Wiethe80289/
Wheate80249/
Weites80239/
Wethey80214/
Wueste80201/
Waeteh80176/
Weithe80158/
Wethje80138/
Wehtje80126/
Wettje8063/
Weiste8062/
Wetteh8034/
Wettee8028/
Wehter8013/
Westje8013/
Wethie8011/
Weetei8010/
Waetee808/
Wettie807/
Wethee807/
Weatee806/
Weatte805/
Wueter805/
Weeteh805/
Weathe804/
Weterr804/
Weethe802/
Wuetes802/
Wetthe802/
Wuette802/
Weateh802/
Westea801/
Wethge801/
Wettea801/
Weythe801/
Whetje801/
Weiteh801/
Weitez801/
Weitte801/
Whiete801/
Wiette801/
Whetee801/
Weetee801/
Weatie801/
Weteeh801/
Wheteh801/
Wetiea801/
Waetie801/
Wheyte801/
Weitie801/
Wejter801/
Wetihe801/
Weitey801/
Weeteu801/
Waetea801/
Wheute800/
Weatey800/
Wheite800/
Wetech800/
Weates800/
Whette800/
Weytte800/
Whetez800/
Bete7523,356/
Wate7521,601/
Weed7512,374/
Weti753,649/
Weta752,421/
Vete752,268/
Weth751,618/
Weit751,052/
Wite75732/
Wett75561/
Weht75443/
Wote75415/
Uete75333/
Wiet75306/
Wety75288/
Weet75164/
Wyte75154/
Weat7546/
Wejt7538/
Whet7533/
Vwet7514/
Weut7511/
Wuet757/
Wedt754/
Hwet753/
Weyt752/
Wetj751/
Westedt73388/
Weethee73143/
Wejster7352/
Westhed7334/
Wetther7321/
Wheatte7320/
Wieteha7316/
Wuetter7313/
Wheeter7310/
Wiehtee736/
Wesster736/
Weateeh734/
Weathes733/
Weisted732/
Wechtet732/
Weester732/
Wehster732/
Westest732/
Wheatie732/
Wheatey731/
Wuether731/
Weatehr731/
Wesdter731/
Westead731/
Wethead731/
Whethes731/
Weiteha731/
Weether731/
Wwester731/
Weuthey731/
Hweateh731/
Weittey731/
Westhea731/
Wheates730/
Westesp730/
Weateas730/
Whettet730/
Weehter730/
Whettey730/
Wetheed730/
Weithes730/
Whettes730/
Weathey730/
Weattey730/
Wettech730/
Westerr730/
Wettedt730/
White671,176,396/
Whyte6761,419/
Witte6753,620/
Waite6752,355/
Wheat6717,053/
Huete6716,379/
Bethe676,019/
Beete675,295/
Veter674,859/
Bette673,647/
Vette671,793/
Watte671,720/
Weith671,269/
Betea671,191/
Beate671,036/
Weidt671,008/
Woite671,002/
Wayte67917/
Wheed67880/
Wetta67755/
Wateh67755/
Vethe67751/
Veste67703/
Wieth67656/
Wuite67447/
Wheet67442/
Wecht67439/
Hweta67365/
Watee67281/
Ueter67266/
Wotte67263/
Beite67255/
Wethy67212/
Watei67204/
Weeth67202/
Weydt67198/
Wetti67198/
Weachter67189/
Wijte67177/
Veite67165/
Wetty67157/
Wateu67151/
Waate67149/
Viete67138/
Witee67133/
Hweet67123/
Wotey67120/
Wetha67117/
Whate67110/
Wethi6797/
Wheta6795/
Wiedt6795/
Waeti6792/
Betee6791/
Watea6784/
Woyte6778/
Vuete6777/
Ouete6767/
Beyte6760/
Wihte6756/
Weita6751/
Wetoi6749/
Betey6747/
Betej6746/
Wadte6742/
Vetes6738/
Weiti6734/
Wetts6729/
Wheathey6724/
Weitt6723/
Wätte6723/
Witea6723/
Vetea6720/
Witez6719/
Wotei6718/
Wieta6717/
Weyth6716/
Weistedt6716/
Whiet6715/
Weschter6715/
Weijt6715/
Weath6714/
Wetoy6714/
Wojte6713/
Vetey6713/
Wetås6712/
Vhete6711/
Whote6711/
Wyhte6711/
Witeh6711/
Wesst6710/
Whett6710/
Vetee679/
Weata679/
Betei679/
Vetet679/
Watey678/
Wuetz678/
Wuyte677/
Veete676/
Wetii676/
Witey676/
Weeta676/
Veïte676/
Ueste676/
Witeś676/
Veteh675/
Witep675/
Vetie675/
Weszt675/
Weyta675/
Weats674/
Hweti674/
Wheit674/
Hweed674/
Wettestø674/
Woteh674/
Hweat674/
Weity673/
Wheti673/
Ueteh673/
Vaete673/
Wiett672/
Wheattey672/
Vetez672/
Wahte672/
Wetih672/
Hwite672/
Hwett672/
Uethe672/
Veate672/
Woteu672/
Weedt672/
Wheth672/
Weatt671/
Weett671/
Hwate671/
Hweth671/
Wytes671/
Wytte671/
Weeyd671/
Wetai671/
Wetth671/
Weudt671/
Weystead671/
Weytz671/
Wheatoey671/
Wheatter671/
Whets671/
Whety671/
Weitheis671/
Weizt671/
Vetei671/
Veute671/
Weiht671/
Wotee671/
Vetje671/
Wehtt671/
Weité671/
Wehester671/
Weyti671/
Wheaterr671/
Whettter671/
Vehte671/
Waeté671/
Wouet671/
Wohte671/
Bìete671/
Beïte671/
Hweit671/
Uette671/
Wetui671/
Wetss671/
Witet671/
Uhete671/
Weathead670/
Weichter670/
Weystedt670/
Whjte670/
Westhess670/
Veyte670/
Weuty670/
Westz670/
Widte670/
Weutt670/
Wgeth670/

Wete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wete in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺕwt-

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Footnotes

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