Woretaw Surname

107,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Woretaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Woretaw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,3461:22,4452,857
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Woretaw (37) may also be a first name.

Woretaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woretaw occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woretaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,360th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,676,454 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Woretaw live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most common first name throughout the world, held by 37 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,346 people, or 1 in 22,445. Barring Ethiopia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weretaw8625/
Worotaw864/
Barretaw670/
Voratav571/
Baretow570/
Varetova535/
Vargetova5013/
Vorojtova502/
Varhetova502/
Barethaiv501/

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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 Woretaw
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