Saretu Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Saretu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saretu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1711:270,05817,836
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Saretu (2,203) may also be a first name.

Saretu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saretu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saretu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,159,732nd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname Saretu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Saretu reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 159,424th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,203 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 270,058. In Kenya Saretu is most common in: Samburu County, where 99 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya Saretu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.

Saretu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Saretu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sairetu921/
Sarietou861/
Saharetu861/
Saratu837,734/
Saritu8327/
Sarotu8310/
Caretu835/
Seretu833/
Soretu833/
Sairatu77468/
Sharatu77352/
Sarituç7796/
Saaratu7740/
Sarituy7731/
Sauratu7712/
Saratui7711/
Zaretou7711/
Sarhatu777/
Sarratu775/
Saratau774/
Saratuy774/
Saratuh772/
Sarathu772/
Sarahtu771/
Saraatu771/
Sarotou771/
Soretou771/
Seretui771/
Jaretui771/
Sairotu771/
Saharatu7192/
Jarretou7153/
Sarahatu717/
Saraitui716/
Saaristu714/
Jauretui714/
Saratauh713/
Saurothu713/
Zsaratou712/
Sahuratu712/
Zarietou711/
Saharitu711/
Zeretu671,932/
Saharatou6721/
Zaratu6715/
Serotu675/
Chatretup675/
Seratu673/
Soureatou672/
Caritu672/
Soratu672/
Sorotu672/
Seritu671/
Sarahatou671/
Soritu671/
Shaharatu671/

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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 Saretu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis