Wets Surname

576,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4281:26,8614,266
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
France241:2,767,613196,808
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wets is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wets? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 576,198th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wets reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Wets is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 26,861. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 59 percent live, Walloon Region, where 25 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Belgium this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 10 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Wets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wets has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weets89938/
Weyts89782/
Weits89312/
Weuts89218/
Wiets8985/
Wetse8945/
Wetts8929/
Weths8920/
Wetås8912/
Wests897/
Weats894/
Wetsh892/
Whets891/
Wetss891/
Wetsch80802/
Weitsz80569/
Weijts80412/
Weites80239/
Wetshe80142/
Wheats8061/
Weydts8044/
Whetts8022/
Weatts804/
Weiths803/
Westst802/
Whetse802/
Weitzs802/
Weetse801/
Whiets800/
Weates800/
Wheets800/
Wietzs800/
Bets752,493/
Wetz751,783/
Vets751,560/
Wits75311/
Wyts75200/
Weds753/
Wezs751/
Weitsch73124/
Wietsch737/
Weathes733/
Wheatts731/
Wettsjø731/
Wheates730/
Weithes730/
Betts6754,934/
Weitz6712,598/
Waits677,953/
Wuyts677,161/
Beets675,308/
Witts673,744/
Viets672,226/
Beats67968/
Veits67535/
Wetch67359/
Weeds67343/
Vetås67190/
Wijts67176/
Wechs67173/
Wietz67172/
Beyts67155/
Veyts67139/
Witsø67117/
Wayts67109/
Beths6761/
Vuets6755/
Veats6750/
Wuits6748/
Weids6737/
Vetts6721/
Whits6719/
Wojts6714/
Withs6713/
Weitzsch6713/
Vetse6711/
Wetze6711/
Vedts6710/
Wuetz678/
Witse677/
Betsh677/
Wesci677/
Weetz676/
Vetsh676/
Wajts674/
Vests674/
Woits673/
Weitsche673/
Ueyts672/
Wedst672/
Betss672/
Beits672/
Weizs672/
Weutz672/
Wytse672/
Hbets671/
Wytes671/
Wieds671/
Weads671/
Weytz671/
Whetx671/
Vetcs671/
Weyds671/
Witzs671/
Wecss671/
Wists670/
Veets670/
Wettz670/
Huets670/
Westz670/
Weatz670/
Wyths670/

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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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  • 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 Wets
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