Family name Yaretskiy (Ярецкий 
, Yaretskiy 
) , around the world, is a very rare cognomen. The family name Yaretskiy is characteristic of Belarus, where it is a very rare surname, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Eastern Europe, particularly Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Much less frequently, Yaretskiy is the forename as well as the last name.