Vetter Surname
Approximately 49,269 people bear this surname
Vetter Surname Definition:
(German) The father's brother; one related to another, later, a male cousin.
Read More About This SurnameVetter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 30,470 | 1:2,642 | 258 |
| United States | 11,775 | 1:30,782 | 3,830 |
| France | 1,470 | 1:45,186 | 5,765 |
| Switzerland | 1,457 | 1:5,637 | 862 |
| Austria | 1,069 | 1:7,966 | 1,009 |
| Canada | 646 | 1:57,037 | 6,737 |
| Brazil | 574 | 1:372,952 | 14,239 |
| South Africa | 396 | 1:136,812 | 15,826 |
| Netherlands | 261 | 1:64,702 | 11,096 |
| Denmark | 209 | 1:27,008 | 2,770 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| Poland | 101 | 1:376,324 | 41,288 |
| Sweden | 70 | 1:140,668 | 9,936 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Hungary | 35 | 1:280,465 | 21,617 |
| Slovakia | 28 | 1:190,588 | 32,093 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Slovenia | 22 | 1:113,076 | 12,203 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,524 | 1:32,952 | 3,962 |
Vetter (55) may also be a first name.
Vetter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The father's brother; one related to another, later, a male cousin.
User-submitted Reference
Vetter is a German word for 'cousin'.
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Vetter Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Vetter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vetter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vetter (Arabic: فيتر, Russian: Веттер) is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vetter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,402nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 147,913 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Vetter live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,336,256th most numerous forename globally It is held by 55 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 30,470 people, or 1 in 2,642. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Germany it is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Vetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vetter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 538 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Vetter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Vetter surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Vetter surname are 22.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.18% being registered with the party.
The amount Vetter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning 357,188 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1092.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 231,250 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.48% more than the national average, earning R 317,208 per year; in United States they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $46,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $51,531 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vetter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vetter in the Russian language | ||
| Веттер | vetter | - |
| Vetter in the Arabic language | ||
| فيتر | fytr | - |
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