Waretu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Waretu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waretu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Waretu (20) may also be a first name.

Waretu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waretu is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waretu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waretu is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Waretu is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Waretu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Waretu is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Eritrea, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warethu921/
Waritu83312/
Woretu8316/
Baretu8312/
Waratu831/
Weretu831/
Warotu831/
Barettu7719/
Waratau7710/
Wairatu779/
Barretu773/
Warithu771/
Wairitu771/
Waraatu771/
Varestu771/
Baretau771/
Vareethu713/
Barretau712/
Varatu6727/
Baritu677/
Voretu671/
Varitu671/
Weratu671/

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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 Waretu
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