Vetou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Vetou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vetou (8) may also be a first name.
Vetou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vetou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vetou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺘﻮ) is found most in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vetou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vetou is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Vetou is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Vetou reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most common forename internationally It is held by 8 people.
The last name Vetou is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Vetou is most numerous in: West Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Switzerland, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vetou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vetou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺘﻮ | ftw | - |
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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 Vetou
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