de Vette Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Vette Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), the Fat. (variant: Grace and le Gros.)

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de Vette Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8451:19,9853,150
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

de Vette Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), the Fat. (variant: Grace and le Gros.)

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

The surname de Vette refers to the clay of the polder, in which their ancestors lived. Vet in Dutch means 'fat'. This surname thus is probably an abbreviation of van de vette polder. In other cases it could refer to other things being linked in some way to 'fat'.

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DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

de Vette Demographics

de Vette Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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de Vette Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Vette is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Vette? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 365,146th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of de Vette reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

de Vette is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 845 people, or 1 in 19,985. In The Netherlands de Vette is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 70 percent are found, Gelderland, where 11 percent are found and North Brabant, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

de Vette Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

de Vette earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning $56,530 CAD per year.

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de Vetter94454/
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de Wester7111/
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de Wittie713/
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de Witt'e711/
de Feites711/
di Vestea711/
de Vita6714,339/
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de West6739/
de Vydt6720/
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de Voti6712/
de Wiet6710/
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de Wets673/
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