Wetty Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wetty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia581:76,0096,407
Niger561:342,7159,958
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Wetty (377) may also be a first name.

Wetty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wetty (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺗﻪ) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wetty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetty? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Wetty reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Wetty is also the 446,783rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 377 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 76,009. In Liberia Wetty is primarily found in: River Gee County, where 57 percent live, Montserrado County, where 22 percent live and Maryland County, where 19 percent live. Barring Liberia it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Wetty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wetty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wetty surname fell 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wetty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wetty are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Wetty earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wettey91773/
Waetty911/
Weetty911/
Whetty910/
Wety89288/
Wettaya8329/
Weittey831/
Wheetty830/
Whettey830/
Weattey830/
Witty805,342/
Watty801,206/
Wette80820/
Wetta80755/
Wethy80212/
Wetti80198/
Vetty80156/
Wetoy8014/
Wetey805/
Weity803/
Whety801/
Weuty800/
Wheattey772/
Wetthaya772/
Wethtaya771/
Whitty736,758/
Bettey73742/
Wethey73214/
Wittey73171/
Wattay7383/
Bettay7376/
Wettje7363/
Watthy7344/
Wiethy7341/
Wottey7335/
Wetteh7334/
Wettee7328/
Vietty7322/
Whatty7321/
Wattey7321/
Weathy7314/
Veatty739/
Wettoi738/
Wettie737/
Wittay736/
Weatte735/
Wettis735/
Vettyi733/
Whemty733/
Wetthi732/
Wetthe732/
Wuette732/
Wuitty732/
Huetty732/
Wettha732/
Betthy731/
Wittiy731/
Westay731/
Westoy731/
Wettea731/
Whenty731/
Vettay731/
Veitty731/
Weitte731/
Wiette731/
Waitty731/
Weatay731/
Weitti731/
Westti731/
Westit731/
Whethy731/
Weitey731/
Whytty730/
Wethay730/
Weatey730/
Vettey730/
Wistty730/
Whette730/
Wechty730/
Wohtty730/
Weytte730/
Waty677,165/
Wete675,922/
Weti673,649/
Weta672,421/
Westedt67388/
Whittey67264/
Watthey6787/
Wettich6765/
Beattey6758/
Wynette6752/
Wity6736/
Wittych6736/
Vety6722/
Wetther6721/
Wheatte6720/
Vettaya6714/
Wuetter6713/
Wettish6710/
Westädt677/
Wetaaya677/
Wheathy676/
Wetente676/
Uety674/
Whattey672/
Wechtet672/
Westest672/
Wheatey671/
Beadtty671/
Waitett671/
Wyttych671/
Whittay671/
Weitaya671/
Weuthey671/
Wetj671/
Wyty671/
Withett670/
Beattiy670/
Whittoy670/
Westhay670/
Whettet670/
Whitett670/
Whittys670/
Beattay670/
Whettes670/
Weathey670/
Wettech670/
Beattty670/
Wettedt670/

Wetty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wetty 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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  • 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 Wetty
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