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

Vetelo is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vetelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly 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. Vetelo is also the 818,356th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 129 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 33 percent reside, Makueni County, where 33 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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