Woreta Surname

138,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Woreta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woreta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,0591:31,8883,759
Poland1001:380,08741,573
Australia511:529,32739,816
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Woreta (21,503) may also be a first name.

Woreta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woreta has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Woreta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woreta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woreta is the 138,111th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,248,549 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Woreta live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Woreta is also the 35,820th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 21,503 people.

Woreta is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Excluding Ethiopia it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Woreta Last Name Statistics demography

Woreta earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.06% less than the national average, earning $35,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woretad921/
Boreta83672/
Wareta83343/
Wereta83314/
Worety8339/
Woryta8330/
Worota8326/
Woreti8311/
Worita832/
Wureta832/
Worete831/
Voreta831/
Borreta771,248/
Boretta77117/
Warieta7756/
Boureta7717/
Boretha7711/
Boreita779/
Woratha771/
Woratay771/
Woratai771/
Boretaa771/
Wareita771/
Woretee771/
Weretta771/
Woriety770/
Borretta71206/
Bouretaa7197/
Warzetha7123/
Worester714/
Bouretta713/
Worratai711/
Vorestad710/
Warita671,956/
Vareta671,340/
Bareta671,176/
Bureta67938/
Vereta67761/
Warata67412/
Borita67253/
Boryta67177/
Boreto67163/
Wareti6727/
Borete6724/
Warete6718/
Werita6713/
Woriti6712/
Warota676/
Voreti675/
Werota674/
Vorita674/
Vorota673/
Warety672/
Werata672/
Worrester671/
Warestadt671/
Uoreti671/
Wority671/
Bourretta671/
Wareto671/
Wurete671/
Borety671/
Worahatai671/
Uorita671/
Woroto671/

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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 Woreta
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