Throughout the world, Wereta (Wereta 
) is quite a common girly first name. The first name Wereta is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare female name. Very seldom, Wereta is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Wereta | Australia, New Zealand, United States, Ethiopia, Poland |
| wereta tainui pitama Ngai Tahu; farmer, land claimant, trust board chairman, NZ (b. 1881) |
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