Wettes Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

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

Wettes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wettes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wettes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wettes occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wettes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wettes live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Wettes is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 742,160. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 51 percent reside, North West, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Wettes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wettes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wettes surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wettes Last Name Statistics demography

Wettes earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.01% less than the national average, earning R 149,688 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wettges9220/
Wettese9210/
Wetteus924/
Whettes920/
Wetes9173/
Wettestø864/
Bettes831,319/
Wittes831,256/
Weites83239/
Wattes8348/
Vettes8343/
Wetese8320/
Wettis835/
Wuetes832/
Wietes831/
Weates830/
Vettese772,696/
Weteshe77481/
Bettess77181/
Watties77121/
Wieties7793/
Wittges7764/
Veittes7735/
Beattes7718/
Betteys7717/
Wettish7710/
Whittes774/
Wittest774/
Weathes773/
Viettes773/
Westest772/
Bettesh772/
Whethes771/
Witties771/
Huettes771/
Watteus771/
Wetesse771/
Wethese771/
Wheates770/
Beettes770/
Westesp770/
Weateas770/
Wittets770/
Wetheus770/
Weithes770/
Wettech770/
Betteas770/
Wates731,305/
Betes73890/
Wites73373/
Vetes7338/
Wetis7316/
Wotes736/
Wetez732/
Wytes731/
Bettesch7125/
Wittesch7121/
Whitties719/
Vettesse716/
Whitteds711/
Wheaties711/
Weitheis711/
Huettges711/
Westhess710/
Wattheus710/
Wattiess710/
Wittetts710/
Bettis678,388/
Waites677,369/
Wattez67978/
Whites67897/
Bettex67775/
Beites67717/
Betesh67716/
Bettez67557/
Wythes67471/
Wattis67313/
Bittes67182/
Veites67148/
Vattes67146/
Witges67119/
Whates6793/
Huetes6791/
Waytes6781/
Wathes6770/
Vittes6767/
Woites6752/
Beates6743/
Vietes6740/
Betteš6739/
Whytes6719/
Wietis6719/
Wities6718/
Bethes6716/
Vettis6716/
Beytes6715/
Vetese6715/
Waties6714/
Veates6713/
Wittis6710/
Withes677/
Betesz676/
Vestes675/
Wittex674/
Wateus673/
Witeus673/
Veytes673/
Uittes672/
Weitesová672/
Wojtes671/
Watesh671/
Watess671/
Weitez671/
Vettez671/
Vetest671/
Wittez671/
Wateas670/
Wetech670/
Betteisch670/
Vetets670/
Vottes670/
Whetez670/

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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 Wettes
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