Vetev Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Moldova

Vetev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vetev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Vetev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vetev Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Vetev (Russian: Ветев) is found most in Ukraine. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vetev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vetev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,203,767th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Vetev are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 59 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,110,310. In Ukraine Vetev is most frequent in: Odessa Oblast, where 93 percent are found, Luhansk Oblast, where 5 percent are found and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 23 percent are found and Moldova, where 11 percent are found.

Vetev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veteva9180/
Vestev917/
Veteev912/
Vetaev912/
Vettev911/
Vehteva832/
Vatev80793/
Betev80527/
Vetov80149/
Vitev8088/
Votev8062/
Vytev8012/
Vetav8010/
Vetiv801/
Fetev801/
Vataev73530/
Beteva73373/
Beteev73304/
Vitaev73291/
Betiev73107/
Viteva7371/
Fetiev7341/
Viteev7331/
Feteev7326/
Vitiev7315/
Vyteva7314/
Fetaev7312/
Vateev737/
Feteva736/
Veytov734/
Vyteev734/
Bestev733/
Votaev732/
Vytaev732/
Veutov732/
Vatiev732/
Viteiv732/
Vittev731/
Voetov731/
Vetyov731/
Voteev731/
Vaytev731/
Vaitev731/
Vaytiev67289/
Fettaev67153/
Feytiev6755/
Beytiev6721/
Vitteva678/
Festeev672/
Vaitiev672/
Voiteva671/
Behtevs671/
Visteev671/
Voiteev671/
Voyteva671/
Besteev671/

Vetev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vetev in the Russian language
Ветевvetev-

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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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  • 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 Vetev
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