Veternik Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Veternik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veternik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1371:18,1584,185
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

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

Veternik (Russian: Ветерник) has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can occur as: Veterník. For other potential spellings of Veternik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veternik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,338,236th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Veternik reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Veternik is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 18,158. In Slovenia Veternik is primarily concentrated in: Upper Carniola, where 47 percent live, Savinja, where 45 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 7 percent live. Beside Slovenia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 7 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Veternik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veternik in the Russian language
Ветерникveternik-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Veternik
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