Wetes Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wetes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wetes Last Name Facts

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

Wetes has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wetes is the 2,220,661st most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wetes live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 785,184. In South Africa Wetes is most prevalent in: Free State, where 96 percent reside, Gauteng, where 1 percent reside and North West, where 1 percent reside. Not including South Africa Wetes occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Wetes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wetes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wetes surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wetes Last Name Statistics demography

Wetes earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.43% less than the national average, earning R 184,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weites91239/
Wettes9175/
Wetese9120/
Wuetes912/
Wietes911/
Weates910/
Weteshe83481/
Wieties8393/
Wettges8320/
Wettese8310/
Wetteus834/
Weathes833/
Westest832/
Whethes831/
Wetesse831/
Wethese831/
Wheates830/
Westesp830/
Weateas830/
Wetheus830/
Weithes830/
Whettes830/
Wates801,305/
Betes80890/
Wites80373/
Vetes8038/
Wetis8016/
Wotes806/
Wetez802/
Wytes801/
Wettestø774/
Wheaties771/
Weitheis771/
Westhess770/
Waites737,369/
Bettes731,319/
Wittes731,256/
Whites73897/
Beites73717/
Betesh73716/
Wythes73471/
Veites73148/
Witges73119/
Whates7393/
Huetes7391/
Waytes7381/
Wathes7370/
Woites7352/
Wattes7348/
Beates7343/
Vettes7343/
Vietes7340/
Whytes7319/
Wietis7319/
Wities7318/
Bethes7316/
Beytes7315/
Vetese7315/
Waties7314/
Veates7313/
Withes737/
Betesz736/
Wettis735/
Vestes735/
Wateus733/
Witeus733/
Veytes733/
Wojtes731/
Watesh731/
Watess731/
Weitez731/
Vetest731/
Wateas730/
Wetech730/
Vetets730/
Whetez730/
Weitesová712/
Vettese672,696/
Vieytes671,744/
Whaites67417/
Whiteis67417/
Bettess67181/
Watties67121/
Whitest6792/
Wittges6764/
Whiteus6751/
Veittes6735/
Whities6725/
Beattes6718/
Betteys6717/
Wettish6710/
Vetesse676/
Whittes674/
Wittest674/
Waithes673/
Betesch673/
Viettes673/
Whitese672/
Whitess672/
Bettesh672/
Waistes671/
Wieterz671/
Whyteus671/
Westice671/
Vieties671/
Huestes671/
Witties671/
Wieytez671/
Huettes671/
Watteus671/
White's671/
Wojties671/
Beatees671/
Voeties671/
Beettes670/
Whiteys670/
Wittets670/
Vesstes670/
Whiteas670/
Whitees670/
Waitees670/
Beathes670/
Wistest670/
Wettech670/
Whethis670/
Betteas670/

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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
  • 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 Wetes
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