Neretse Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Neretse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neretse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1121:348,56522,932
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Neretse Last Name Facts

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

Neretse is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neretse? popularity and diffusion

Neretse is the 1,315,412th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Neretse occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Neretse live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 348,565. In Uganda Neretse is most numerous in: Kisoro District, where 54 percent reside, Mubende District, where 17 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nerese9210/
Nerets9210/
Ngerese868/
Neretsi862/
Nereshe861/
Neresse861/
Naretse861/
Neres8367,462/
Nereutsy803/
Noretshe801/
Nearease801/
Neredtsa801/
Nieres77802/
Nereus77366/
Neresh7761/
Nerges7757/
Neires7755/
Nyrets7742/
Nerise7724/
Nerres7715/
Nejres7710/
Nesres778/
Nirets778/
Neares775/
Ngeres774/
Nereys774/
Neyres773/
Neries772/
Neresa772/
Nereis772/
Nerees771/
Neures771/
Nerzes771/
Neress771/
Nerest770/
Neeres770/
Nerhesh71163/
Nergesh7123/
Nehresh7116/
Neeresh718/
Neressi718/
Nereisy715/
Nergees714/
Nerisse712/
Nierres712/
Neresha712/
Neressa712/
Nheresi711/
Nerries711/
Nairets711/
Netresi711/
Nejress711/
Nheresa711/
Naretsi711/
Nergise711/
Neureze711/
Neris6727,169/
Nerys671,654/
Nerez67625/
Nires6770/
Nehresha6711/
Näres6711/
Nerishet679/
Neurisse679/
Neresova676/
Nereč676/
Nerec674/
Nyres673/
Nehrytsa672/
Néres672/
Nairesie672/
Nyreutsy672/
Neriessa671/
Nereessa671/
Ngeresai671/
Ñeres671/
Njres671/
Niereutz670/

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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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  • 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 Neretse
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