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 last name Vetelo is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vetelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vetelo is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Vetelo live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 129 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne 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. Besides Kenya this last name is found 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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