Veto Surname

189,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Veto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6661:81,34810,035
United States4221:858,90765,342
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Philippines2081:486,72257,858
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Ivory Coast851:271,42610,543
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
France541:1,230,050127,496
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
India61:127,844,230863,365
Albania51:582,81119,572
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Véto (3) are calculated separately.

Veto (1,339) may also be a first name.

Veto Last Name Facts

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

Veto (Hindi: वेतो, Marathi: वेटो, Russian: Вето) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Véto. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veto? popularity and diffusion

Veto is the 189,493rd most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,269,424 people. Veto is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Veto reside; 30 percent reside in Southern Africa and 30 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Veto is also the 214,640th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,339 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 666 people, or 1 in 81,348. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 85 percent are found, Western Cape, where 9 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Veto is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 16 percent are found.

Veto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Veto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Veto surname grew 1,455 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Veto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Veto surname are 2.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.66% registered with the political party.

The amount Veto earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.96% less than the national average, earning R 183,084 per year; in United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $58,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Véto923/
Vieto89292/
Vesto89211/
Vetto89167/
Vetos89150/
Vetho89110/
Veito8928/
Veeto8916/
Vetoz8913/
Vetoh8911/
Vetoo899/
Vetoa898/
Vueto895/
Vetou894/
Vaeto892/
Vetoy891/
Vehto891/
Vietto80879/
Vetois80216/
Vieyto80179/
Vettos80128/
Vetosh8043/
Veisto8013/
Veetoo8010/
Vettoo804/
Vestos802/
Vettou802/
Veitou801/
Veatto801/
Voueto801/
Vuesto801/
Vuetto801/
Vetoos801/
Beto7514,870/
Vito7514,672/
Veta755,126/
Feto752,930/
Voto752,280/
Weto75742/
Ueto7572/
Vjto752/
Vetoich7311/
Veethod731/
Viettho731/
Festo6722,531/
Vesta679,381/
Vitto676,201/
Visto674,367/
Feito674,209/
Pheto674,030/
Betto673,403/
Fetou672,035/
Fetoh671,977/
Betou671,660/
Hueto671,359/
Vitou671,108/
Vetta67992/
Vetah67918/
Votto67894/
Vieta67855/
Bieto67855/
Vitos67812/
Beito67803/
Vioto67787/
Wheto67745/
Betos67735/
Besto67641/
Mpeto67633/
Betoy67574/
Fetto67367/
Weeto67362/
Fetgo67339/
Vueta67241/
Betoo67217/
Vetas67214/
Vetha67184/
Betho67136/
Vitoi67132/
Veyta67126/
Fetoo67122/
Vitoz67109/
Fetot67100/
Veita6798/
Vaeta6795/
Vitot6782/
Wetto6779/
Waeto6779/
Vitoh6776/
Feuto6773/
Vitho6772/
Veata6772/
Vitoň6772/
Vhito6769/
Bejto6766/
Vitoy6756/
Bheto6753/
Wetoi6749/
Vatho6744/
Vatto6741/
Betoh6731/
Beuto6730/
Feyto6729/
Weito6728/
Veeta6726/
Bedto6724/
Vahto6724/
Wetoh6723/
Vetau6723/
Betoi6721/
Behto6721/
Vweta6721/
Voeta6720/
Fieto6717/
Votoh6716/
Wetoy6714/
Beeto6714/
Betot6713/
Vitoo6712/
Votho6710/
Vytos6710/
Vaito679/
Betop679/
Oueto679/
Voito678/
Wetho678/
Votoi678/
Betoa677/
Betod677/
Beyto676/
Wehto676/
Vatoo676/
Vajto675/
Fejto675/
Vetaa674/
Vetad674/
Fetho674/
Wetou674/
Vayto673/
Vituo673/
Woeto673/
Vetga672/
Uetto672/
Vojto672/
Fetoš671/
Vidto671/
Vitgo671/
Vedta671/
Hweto671/
Vitod671/
Vitop671/
Vešta671/
Weïto671/
Vétos671/
Vitoa671/
Uedto671/
Vadto671/
Faeto671/

Veto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veto in the Marathi language
वेटोveto-
Veto in the Hindi language
वेतोveto66.67
वेटोveto33.33
Veto in the Russian language
Ветоveto-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Veto
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis