Wets Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Wets Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 428 | 1:26,861 | 4,266 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Wets Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wets Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wets is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wets? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 576,198th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wets live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 26,861. In Belgium Wets is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 59 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 25 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Belgium it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.
Wets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wets has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wets last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weets | 89 | 938 | / |
| Weyts | 89 | 782 | / |
| Weits | 89 | 312 | / |
| Weuts | 89 | 218 | / |
| Wiets | 89 | 85 | / |
| Wetse | 89 | 45 | / |
| Wetts | 89 | 29 | / |
| Weths | 89 | 20 | / |
| Wetås | 89 | 12 | / |
| Wests | 89 | 7 | / |
| Weats | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wetsh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Whets | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wetss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wetsch | 80 | 802 | / |
| Weitsz | 80 | 569 | / |
| Weijts | 80 | 412 | / |
| Weites | 80 | 239 | / |
| Wetshe | 80 | 142 | / |
| Wheats | 80 | 61 | / |
| Weydts | 80 | 44 | / |
| Whetts | 80 | 22 | / |
| Weatts | 80 | 4 | / |
| Weiths | 80 | 3 | / |
| Westst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whetse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weitzs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weetse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whiets | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weates | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wheets | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wietzs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bets | 75 | 2,493 | / |
| Wetz | 75 | 1,783 | / |
| Vets | 75 | 1,560 | / |
| Wits | 75 | 311 | / |
| Wyts | 75 | 200 | / |
| Weds | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wezs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weitsch | 73 | 124 | / |
| Wietsch | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weathes | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wheatts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wettsjø | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheates | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weithes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Betts | 67 | 54,934 | / |
| Weitz | 67 | 12,598 | / |
| Waits | 67 | 7,953 | / |
| Wuyts | 67 | 7,161 | / |
| Beets | 67 | 5,308 | / |
| Witts | 67 | 3,744 | / |
| Viets | 67 | 2,226 | / |
| Beats | 67 | 968 | / |
| Veits | 67 | 535 | / |
| Wetch | 67 | 359 | / |
| Weeds | 67 | 343 | / |
| Vetås | 67 | 190 | / |
| Wijts | 67 | 176 | / |
| Wechs | 67 | 173 | / |
| Wietz | 67 | 172 | / |
| Beyts | 67 | 155 | / |
| Veyts | 67 | 139 | / |
| Witsø | 67 | 117 | / |
| Wayts | 67 | 109 | / |
| Beths | 67 | 61 | / |
| Vuets | 67 | 55 | / |
| Veats | 67 | 50 | / |
| Wuits | 67 | 48 | / |
| Weids | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vetts | 67 | 21 | / |
| Whits | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wojts | 67 | 14 | / |
| Withs | 67 | 13 | / |
| Weitzsch | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vetse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wetze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vedts | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wuetz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Witse | 67 | 7 | / |
| Betsh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wesci | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weetz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vetsh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wajts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vests | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woits | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weitsche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ueyts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wedst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Betss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beits | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weizs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weutz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wytse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hbets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wytes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wieds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weytz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whetx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vetcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wecss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wists | 67 | 0 | / |
| Veets | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wettz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Huets | 67 | 0 | / |
| Westz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weatz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wyths | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wets
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