Wett Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1661:484,97341,888
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Austria1171:72,78111,082
Poland691:550,85151,833
India241:31,961,058386,265
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Wett (13) may also be a first name.

Wett Last Name Facts

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

Wett (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺗﻪ) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wett is the 564,325th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The surname Wett is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Wett are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wett is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 484,973. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent live, Hamburg, where 32 percent live and Hesse, where 22 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 21 percent live.

Wett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wett last name expanded 149 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wett are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Wett earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wette89820/
Wetts8929/
Weitt8923/
Whett8910/
Wiett892/
Hwett892/
Weatt891/
Weett891/
Wetth891/
Wehtt891/
Weutt890/
Wet861,299/
Wheatt8053/
Whetts8022/
Weydtt8013/
Hweitt807/
Weatte805/
Weatts804/
Wetthe802/
Wuette802/
Hwwett801/
Weastt801/
Whiett801/
Weitte801/
Weittz801/
Whette800/
Weytte800/
Weistt800/
Witt7599,263/
Bett7569,684/
Wete755,922/
Weth751,618/
Weit751,052/
Weht75443/
Wiet75306/
Vett75288/
Weet75164/
Weat7546/
Wejt7538/
Whet7533/
Vwet7514/
Wytt7512/
Uett7512/
Weut7511/
Wuet757/
Wedt754/
Hwet753/
Weyt752/
Wjtt751/
Wheatte7320/
H'Weitt731/
Wheatts731/
Witte6753,620/
Whitt6722,262/
Wheat6717,053/
Huett672,044/
Vette671,793/
Weith671,269/
Waitt671,088/
Weidt671,008/
Wieth67656/
Wheet67442/
Wecht67439/
Weate67320/
Beatt67299/
Weite67246/
Weeth67202/
Weydt67198/
Hwete67174/
Woitt67151/
Hweet67123/
Wethe67120/
Wiedt6795/
Weete6766/
Wiott6732/
Waytt6730/
Wätte6723/
Woytt6723/
Vetts6721/
Hwitt6719/
Weyth6716/
Whiet6715/
Weijt6715/
Vwete6715/
Weath6714/
Beitt6714/
Viett6713/
Wetås6712/
Wuete6711/
Whytt6710/
Whete6710/
Wesst6710/
Weyte679/
Wuetz678/
Witth677/
Weszt675/
Weats674/
Veitt674/
Wheit674/
Hweat674/
Beett673/
Weedt672/
Wheth672/
Hweth671/
Betht671/
Wytte671/
Witht671/
Wihtt671/
Weudt671/
Weytz671/
Whets671/
Weizt671/
Wehte671/
Weiht671/
Wuitt671/
Wydtt671/
Wättz671/
Wouet671/
Wittt671/
Hweit671/
Bettt671/
Uette671/
Vettz671/
Wetss671/
Veett671/
Uettz671/
Westz670/
Wystt670/
Bedtt670/
Wgeth670/

Wett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wett in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺗﻪwth-

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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 Wett
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