Vetters Surname

264,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vetters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vetters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5241:153,63618,379
Belgium4361:26,3684,183
United States3921:924,64069,378
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Austria201:425,77243,235
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Vetters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vetters is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vetters? popularity and diffusion

Vetters is the 264,657th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,927,347 people. The last name Vetters occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Vetters live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 524 people, or 1 in 153,636. In Germany Vetters is most frequent in: Saxony, where 47 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 7 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Vetters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vetters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vetters last name expanded 509 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vetters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vetters are 25.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vetters earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $46,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 92.45% more than the national average, earning $95,616 CAD per year.

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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 Vetters
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