Waretsa Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Waretsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waretsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1021:151,35519,214
England91:6,190,895170,599
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Waretsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waretsa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waretsa? popularity and diffusion

Waretsa is the 1,718,748th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Waretsa reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 151,355. In Zimbabwe Waretsa is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 53 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 39 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Waretsa
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