Vetene Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Vetene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 120 | 1:34,124 | 2,752 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vetene (12) may also be a first name.
Vetene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vetene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vetene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺘﻰ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vetene? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,637,889th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Vetene occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Vetene are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 34,124. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Trarza Region, where 89 percent reside, Guidimagha Region, where 8 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vetene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vetene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺘﻰ | fty | 50 |
| ﻓﺘﻦ | ftn | 44.12 |
| ﻓﺘﻲ | fty | 5.88 |
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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 Vetene
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