Veternik Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Veternik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 137 | 1:18,158 | 4,185 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Veterník (64) are calculated separately.
Veternik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veternik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Veternik (Russian: Ветерник) is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Veterník. For other possible spellings of Veternik click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Veternik? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,338,236th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Veternik live; 82 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Veternik is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 18,158. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Upper Carniola, where 47 percent live, Savinja, where 45 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 7 percent live. Excluding Slovenia Veternik occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 7 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterník | 96 | 64 | / |
| Veternick | 94 | 18 | / |
| Vesternik | 94 | 1 | / |
| Viternik | 88 | 10 | / |
| Weternik | 88 | 3 | / |
| Veternikova | 84 | 7 | / |
| Veterniková | 84 | 1 | / |
| Westernik | 82 | 10 | / |
| Vaternick | 82 | 4 | / |
| Bieternik | 82 | 3 | / |
| Wetternik | 82 | 1 | / |
| Weternick | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vetternek | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vetterneck | 78 | 8 | / |
| Fiternik | 75 | 8 | / |
| Veterníková | 74 | 68 | / |
| Wetternek | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wetternig | 71 | 11 | / |
| Fiternick | 71 | 3 | / |
| Faternick | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wisternik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetterneck | 67 | 22 | / |
| Witernig | 63 | 1 | / |
| Witternig | 59 | 1 | / |
| Waiternic | 59 | 1 | / |
| Witternigg | 56 | 14 | / |
| Wisternigg | 56 | 1 | / |
Veternik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Veternik in the Russian language | ||
| Ветерник | veternik | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Veternik
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis