Vetsch Surname

113,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Vetsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vetsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,4491:3,354443
United States1,2491:290,19926,939
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
France541:1,230,050127,496
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Finland81:687,08836,047
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway61:857,04855,549
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Vetsch Last Name Facts

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

Vetsch is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vetsch.

How Common Is The Last Name Vetsch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vetsch is the 113,503rd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,787,916 people. The surname Vetsch is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Vetsch live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Vetsch is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 2,449 people, or 1 in 3,354. In Switzerland Vetsch is most frequent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 49 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent live and Canton of Graubünden, where 7 percent live. Barring Switzerland this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Vetsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vetsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vetsch last name grew 17,843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vetsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vetsch surname are 5.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vetsch earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $45,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.6% more than the national average, earning $59,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voetsch92184/
Vietsch9258/
Veitsch923/
Veutsch922/
Vestsch921/
Vetch91297/
Vetsh916/
Voetzsch8612/
Voestsch862/
Veitch839,032/
Veatch833,208/
Fetsch832,102/
Wetsch83802/
Vötsch83600/
Vetshe83243/
Votsch8338/
Vetche8311/
Vestch835/
Vitsch832/
Veetch830/
Voetsh830/
Veitsh830/
Vets801,560/
Vech80289/
Beitsch77219/
Pfetsch77198/
Fietsch77135/
Weitsch77124/
Feitsch7780/
Huetsch7773/
Foetsch7757/
Beetsch7754/
Beatsch7746/
Vötzsch7739/
Faetsch7714/
Wietsch777/
Voitsch774/
Waetsch772/
Bettsch771/
Veithch771/
Vitsche771/
Festsch771/
Feutsch770/
Veach736,535/
Viets732,226/
Vitch73832/
Fetch73831/
Vesci73667/
Veits73535/
Veech73472/
Betch73462/
Wetch73359/
Veche73235/
Vetås73190/
Veyts73139/
Vatsh7391/
Veich7380/
Vuets7355/
Veats7350/
Vetts7321/
Vetse7311/
Vedts7310/
Betsh737/
Vests734/
Wetsh732/
Fetsh731/
Vitsh731/
Vehch731/
Uetch731/
Vetcs731/
Veets730/
Voitzsch7122/
Weitzsch7113/
Weitsche713/
Foetzsch712/
Pfoetsch712/
Fietzsch711/
Foestsch710/
Witsch671,188/
Fitsch67537/
Bötsch67514/
Fotsch67352/
Vieths67259/
Vec67248/
Fötsch67238/
Vitche67228/
Beatch67213/
Weetch67180/
Wotsch67171/
Veites67148/
Wetshe67142/
Beitch6797/
Fetche6787/
Wetche6776/
Beetch6764/
Featch6744/
Viedts6739/
Veates6713/
Vuitch6712/
Vietts6710/
Weitch679/
Phetch676/
Bytsch675/
Festch674/
Vojtch674/
Voitch674/
Betschowa673/
Fätsch673/
Veytes673/
Vouets673/
Feitch672/
Veiths672/
Beitsh672/
Vestås672/
Veeche672/
Fetschová671/
Bettch671/
Vytesh671/
Weatch671/
Uitsch671/
Veitzh671/
Fatsch671/
Westch671/
Wedsch671/
Vödsch671/
Fetshe671/
Vaitch670/
Vheats670/
Fetchs670/
Watsch670/
Foetsh670/
Veitts670/

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