Waritu Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Waritu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waritu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2871:184,46615,981
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Waritu (1,750) may also be a first name.

Waritu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waritu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waritu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 868,551st most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Waritu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Waritu is also the 183,133rd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 1,750 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 184,466. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 79 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent reside and Geita Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Waritu Last Name Statistics demography

Waritu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.66% more than the national average, earning $59,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairitu921/
Warithu921/
Waretu8311/
Baritu837/
Varitu831/
Baritou7710/
Baruitu778/
Waruthu772/
Wairutu772/
Warethu771/
Baritau771/
Werhitu771/
Woritus771/
Barritou7115/
Varisteu712/
Bayrituğ712/
Barritau711/
Woretu6716/
Baretu6712/
Weretu671/
Barettu6219/
Varytou6215/
Barretu623/
Varuthu621/
Varestu621/
Baretau621/
Vareethu573/
Barretau572/
Bouritou571/
Vouriotou531/
Voretu501/

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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 Waritu
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