Vetelo Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Vetelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vetelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vetelo (129) may also be a first name.

Vetelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vetelo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vetelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Vetelo are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 129 people.

The surname Vetelo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Vetelo is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 33 percent live, Makueni County, where 33 percent live and Mombasa County, where 33 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vetelio921/
Vitelo8345/
Betelo8312/
Fetelo834/
Vetela833/
Wetelo831/
Vetilo831/
Bettelo7769/
Mpetelo7748/
Vitielo7736/
Vitelio7726/
Vetilio7725/
Betelho7714/
Bethelo778/
Vettilo777/
Vittelo776/
Votelho776/
Phetelo774/
Vitelgo772/
Vitelho771/
Vettela771/
Vethilo771/
Vietela771/
Woetelo770/
Bethelot7189/
Bethello7128/
Vittielo712/
Phethelo711/
Viteillo711/
Vitolo677,755/
Vitela675,868/
Betela67710/
Vitalo67512/
Bitelo67370/
Fetilo67226/
Watelo67196/
Fetela67153/
Vatela6781/
Vetala6760/
Uetela6753/
Fatelo6748/
Votolo6746/
Vatilo6742/
Wetela6742/
Vetola6725/
Fotelo6712/
Vítolo674/
Vytela674/
Fetylo674/
Mphethelo673/
Votela672/
Fitelo672/
Vitilo672/
Fetalo672/
Festeloot671/
Vititello671/
Betilo671/
Vethellas671/
Wetolo671/
Betheloot671/
Vetila671/

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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 Vetelo
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