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

The surname Wett (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺗﻪ) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wett? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wett is the 564,325th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The surname Wett is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Wett live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wett is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 484,973. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent are found, Hamburg, where 32 percent are found and Hesse, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Germany Wett occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 21 percent are found.

Wett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wett surname expanded 149 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wett last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political 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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  • 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 Wett
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