Wareba Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wareba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wareba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1271:416,86329,360
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Wareba Last Name Facts

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

Wareba is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wareba? popularity and diffusion

Wareba is the 1,202,518th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Wareba reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 416,863. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 55 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wareeba929/
Warieba921/
Warzebha861/
Waraba83743/
Wereba83194/
Vareba83178/
Wariba83124/
Warebi83102/
Bareba8394/
Warebo8340/
Warebe8328/
Woreba8315/
Waroba834/
Wareby832/
Wariebi77435/
Bareeba77179/
Warabai7719/
Waribat7716/
Warobai7713/
Wareebi7712/
Wareibi7711/
Waribai778/
Waribah777/
Warobay775/
Warabay775/
Barheba774/
Wereeba774/
Warreby774/
Barreba773/
Wairebo772/
Vaireba772/
Waribay772/
Werebai772/
Wairaba772/
Wairebe771/
Bahreba771/
Warrebo771/
Varebah771/
Wariebe771/
Warobah771/
Baireba771/
Vaïreba771/
Wariebo771/
Wargiba771/
Barebhai7117/
Vaireuba7113/
Warriebi717/
Warieboh711/
Wareeboo711/
Warrebey711/
Barebeau711/
Wairuiba711/
Waribo672,517/
Barebe67181/
Baryba67148/
Bariba67148/
Boreba67138/
Waribi6772/
Barebo6757/
Woraba6719/
Varaba6719/
Werebo6717/
Waribe6712/
Warabo6710/
Vereba679/
Barebi679/
Variba678/
Weraba674/
Woriba672/
Worebo671/
Varoba671/
Weirebach671/
Weroba671/
Woroba671/
Barrebeau670/
Bareby670/

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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 Wareba
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