Maretekwa Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maretekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maretekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Maretekwa (93) may also be a first name.

Maretekwa Last Name Facts

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

Maretekwa is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maretekwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maretekwa is the 3,185,033rd most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Maretekwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maretekwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maretekwa is also the 986,211th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 93 people.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 551,366. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 36 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 32 percent are found and Harare Province, where 29 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.

Maretekwa Last Name Statistics demography

Maretekwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.35% less than the national average, earning R 132,240 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marewetekwa901/
Muretekwa891/
Maretka8858/
Marteka8823/
Maretek885/
Martekha8241/
Marettek8232/
Maretika828/
Mereteka821/
Marateka821/
Martek80391/
Martka80113/
Moretekai781/
Martyka751,496/
Martika751,036/
Mardeka7565/
Meretka7553/
Martaka7541/
Mareták7522/
Martuka7519/
Maretko757/
Martiek755/
Meretek754/
Marteck753/
Maretik752/
Martega752/
Marytka752/
Murteka751/
Maritek751/
Marteuk751/
Maretak751/
Moretka751/
Marđetko71547/
Martikah71137/
Martikka71107/
Martałek7187/
Meretika7169/
Maratyka7131/
Maretick7130/
Marottek7130/
Maretech7125/
Maryetko7122/
Miartika7121/
Marutaka7121/
Martkaya7118/
Moretaka7117/
Martecki7115/
Maratika7114/
Marateck7114/
Martkhao7112/
Martokah7111/
Martukha717/
Maratuka715/
Mardekai715/
Mrtek712/
Marotika712/
Martk712/
Martacka712/
Maretoko712/
Maretyak712/
Mereteko712/
Martokia711/
Marttaka711/
Maretako711/
Mariatek711/
Martegao711/
Maruteac711/
Martwica711/
Marhotka711/
Marteyuk711/
Mrettika711/
Maretyki710/
Maratoka710/
Mrotek671,467/
Martac671,152/
Martak67601/
Mertek67457/
Martać67292/
Mortek67182/
Mweretaka67172/
Martyokha67168/
Marták67158/
Martko67145/
Martik67119/
Martdhika67106/
Mariuteac6748/
Myrtek6743/
Maryatika6731/
Martók6722/
Mardek6718/
Martag6715/
Martyk6714/
Maretcaia6712/
Martuk6711/
Martokawi6711/
Marotteck6711/
Mártek6711/
Martec675/
Mirtek674/
Maretć674/
Marahtika673/
Mardka673/
Muritikwa672/
Marutk672/
Maryetcko672/
Martyukha671/
Maratakka671/
Martuekku671/
Mrtoek671/
Murtek671/
Mareyetko671/
Mare-Toko671/
Martok671/
Martku671/
Maratk671/
Maratkhai671/
Miretk670/
Mareategui631/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Maretekwa
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