Vet Surname

23,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Vet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia17,6281:879236
Egypt2,6241:35,0363,683
Netherlands1,1161:15,1322,273
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Russia1361:1,059,72880,341
United Arab Emirates901:101,8038,801
India891:8,618,712176,377
Portugal851:122,5685,627
South Africa841:644,97347,754
France721:922,538106,020
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Canada561:657,95753,499
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
England311:1,797,35772,927
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Laos41:1,647,081888
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Vét (1) & Vêt (1) are calculated separately.

Vet (26,649) may also be a first name.

Vet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vet (Hindi: वेत, Marathi: वेत, Russian: Вет) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Vét or Vêt. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vet.

How Common Is The Last Name Vet? popularity and diffusion

Vet is the 23,132nd most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 310,968 people. Vet occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Vet are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Vet is also the 30,503rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 26,649 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is carried by 17,628 people, or 1 in 879. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Battambang Province, where 16 percent are found, Kampot Province, where 12 percent are found and Kandal Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Cambodia this last name is found in 96 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Vet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

The amount Vet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.63% less than the national average, earning R 117,312 per year; in United States they earn 36.9% less than the national average, earning $27,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $54,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vét891/
Vêt891/
Viet8687,320/
Veit8620,793/
Vest8617,723/
Vete862,268/
Veth862,061/
Vets861,560/
Veyt86925/
Vető86487/
Vett86288/
Veet86142/
Vwet8614/
Vejt869/
Veht867/
Veat863/
Vuet863/
Hvet863/
Veut862/
Vedt862/
Vetp862/
Vfet862/
Vhet861/
Vetd861/
Ve8012,198/
Veith7511,713/
Vieth757,235/
Vette751,793/
Vethe75751/
Veste75703/
Veits75535/
Veidt75445/
Vetch75297/
Vecht75275/
Vetås75190/
Veite75165/
Viedt75156/
Veyts75139/
Veydt75119/
Veath7594/
Vuete7577/
Vuets7555/
Veats7550/
Vetts7521/
Håvet7515/
Vestå7515/
Vwete7515/
Viett7513/
Veiht7512/
Vhete7511/
Vedts7510/
Vehst758/
Veeth757/
Veete756/
Vetsh756/
Veist756/
Veïte756/
Vouet756/
Hvest755/
Vests754/
Veitt754/
Veyst752/
Vuest752/
Veast752/
Veate752/
Vesst751/
Vgeet751/
Vheth751/
Veuth751/
Vfete751/
Vhest751/
Vehte751/
Vejth751/
Vettz751/
Veett751/
Veets750/
Veyte750/
Veyht750/
Vieht750/
Vueth750/
Veyth750/
Vue6738,665/
Vit6711,467/
Ved679,434/
Veitch679,032/
Bet678,747/
Vea676,145/
Veh675,770/
Vie675,163/
Vey675,116/
Ver673,608/
Veatch673,208/
Vee672,409/
Ves671,894/
Vít671,859/
Vei671,795/
Wet671,299/
Vez671,122/
Vyt671,016/
Fet67600/
Veicht67500/
Veu67403/
Vhe67226/
Vjt67218/
Vetova67193/
Vej67136/
Vje6719/
Hve6717/
Vechte6717/
Veiste6715/
Vep6710/
Veő679/
Vestch675/
Vge675/
Vwe675/
Uet674/
Vuette674/
Vouete673/
Vouets673/
Veiths672/
Vwheat672/
Vestås672/
Vée672/
Veí672/
Vetthe671/
Vgeeth671/
Vehete671/
Veitte671/
Hvieth671/
Vetová671/
Veß671/
Veá671/
Veå671/
Veyste671/
Vegytė671/
Vesste671/
Veetch670/
Vheats670/
Veidte670/
Veazte670/
Veateh670/
Veitsh670/
Veitts670/

Vet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vet in the Marathi language
वेतveta88.89
वेटveta11.11
Vet in the Hindi language
वेतveta71.43
वेटveta14.29
वेटीveti7.14
वेत्vet7.14
Vet in the Russian language
Ветvet-

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