Vetma families are Croats and they are mostly from Solin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Solin area.
Prevalence
About 150 people with faimily name Vetma live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are only located in in 10 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Klis in Solin area (75), Split (40), Solin (20), Dubrovnik (10), and in Trogir (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Vetma is present in four countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.