Zaretsky Surname

135,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Zaretsky Surname Definition:

(from a place name) Zaretsky is from zariecze, in Polish, which means “beyond the river.” This was more specifically applied to the city of Shklov. There were two localities by that name, one on the Dnieper and the other “beyond the river.

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Zaretsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0101:358,87032,025
Israel8941:9,5721,468
Belarus6401:14,8452,368
Russia5141:280,39529,074
Canada1591:231,73322,208
Kazakhstan531:333,63227,314
France171:3,907,219231,005
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Zaretsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) Zaretsky is from zariecze, in Polish, which means “beyond the river.” This was more specifically applied to the city of Shklov. There were two localities by that name, one on the Dnieper and the other “beyond the river.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Zaretsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaretsky (Russian: Заретский) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zaretsky.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaretsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zaretsky is the 135,935th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,205,674 people. The last name Zaretsky is predominantly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Zaretsky reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,010 people, or 1 in 358,870. In The United States Zaretsky is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 35 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 27 percent are found and Belarus, where 19 percent are found.

Zaretsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zaretsky surname are 18.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zaretsky earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.13% more than the national average, earning $55,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.05% more than the national average, earning $70,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaretskiy943,246/
Zaretskyi941,095/
Zaretskey948/
Zarestsky942/
Zaretssky942/
Zaretskyy941/
Zarettsky941/
Zaretskaya895,979/
Zarzhetsky8927/
Zahretskyi896/
Zharetskyi896/
Zauretskiy892/
Saretsky88557/
Zaritsky88428/
Zaretski88192/
Zaretzky88172/
Jaretsky8846/
Caretsky8842/
Zarotsky8829/
Zaretska8817/
Zarytsky8817/
Zeretsky888/
Zaratsky881/
Zaretske881/
Zarzhetskiy8442/
Zarzhetskyi8438/
Zaretsskaya849/
Zauretskaya841/
Zahraetskyi841/
Zarytskyi823,166/
Zaritskiy82846/
Zaretskie8220/
Zauratsky828/
Zaritskyy827/
Zaretskii826/
Zoretskyi824/
Zoretskiy823/
Zarytskyy822/
Zeretskiy822/
Zarotskiy822/
Tsaretsky822/
Zharitsky821/
Saretskiy821/
Zaretzkey821/
Zaritskyi821/
Zarecky80193/
Zarezky802/
Zaretskaia781,310/
Zaritskaya781,137/
Zahrotskyi7849/
Zarzhitsky7838/
Zoretskaya7834/
Zaredskaya7816/
Zaretskaja785/
Zharytskyi785/
Tsaretskiy784/
Tsaretskyi784/
Zahratskyi784/
Zarytskaya781/
Zarzhetski781/
Zauritskiy781/
Zaritzky75214/
Zaretzke75148/
Saretzky75139/
Zeratsky7595/
Zaretzki7556/
Zaritski7551/
Zareczky7526/
Jaretzky7526/
Saretske7519/
Seretsky7518/
Zeretzky7516/
Zareckiy7514/
Zaradsky7513/
Zarytska7511/
Zoretski7510/
Saritsky759/
Saretski756/
Zaritska755/
Coretsky754/
Caritsky754/
Zarytski753/
Saratsky753/
Zeritsky753/
Zarodsky753/
Zeretski752/
Sarotsky751/
Zarzecky751/
Jaretski750/
Zarzhytskyi74184/
Zarzhitskiy7447/
Tsaretskaya747/
Zahrodtskyi745/
Zaritsskaya742/
Zauritskaya741/
Seretskyi7131/
Zaritskii7111/
Zorytskyi719/
Seretskiy717/
Sarytskyi716/
Saratskyi714/
Zoritskiy713/
Zahradsky713/
Zargidsky713/
Saritskiy712/
Saratskiy712/
Zauratski711/
Jaretzkey711/
Sarotskyi711/
Jaretzski710/
Zarecki671,019/
Zahrodskyi67131/
Zarecka67120/
Zarycky6747/
Zarezki6736/
Zahradskyi6732/
Zarecká6728/
Zarecký6722/
Tseretskiy6711/
Zaricky6710/
Zaritskaia676/
Zarizky675/
Zarzhitski674/
Zherytskyi674/
Zoritskaya672/
Tsaritskiy671/
Zarezke671/
Zárecky671/

Zaretsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaretsky in the Russian language
Заретскийzaretskij-

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