Wead Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:772,83460,026
England231:2,422,52489,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Wead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wead is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 623,516th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The surname Wead is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wead reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 469 people, or 1 in 772,834. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live.

Wead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wead last name grew 330 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wead last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Wead earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.89% less than the national average, earning $38,019 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weadd897/
Wehad895/
Whead893/
Weads891/
Wad8614,749/
Wed86715/
Wohead8095/
Weyaud800/
Weed7512,374/
Waid755,684/
Wied753,446/
Bead752,030/
Wadt751,743/
Wadh751,687/
Waad751,634/
Wedd751,292/
Weid751,080/
Waud75939/
Wahd75494/
Wadd75338/
Whed75155/
Wedø75121/
Vead75106/
Wayd7572/
Wajd7556/
Weyd7553/
Weat7546/
Wedh7511/
Wadï7510/
Whad759/
Wedt754/
Wuad753/
Watd753/
Hwad752/
Wedå751/
Waìd751/
Wued750/
Woohead732/
Wajid6738,784/
Wheat6717,053/
Wajed672,751/
Wahad672,694/
Waahd671,946/
Wayad671,559/
Weidt671,008/
Wheed67880/
Beyad67522/
Wajad67496/
Weate67320/
Wahud67261/
Waadt67258/
Veadh67245/
Hwaid67220/
Whaid67210/
Weydt67198/
Wajud67126/
Bejad67123/
Waedt67100/
Wiedt6795/
Waidh6765/
Wayid6760/
Wadte6742/
Wahyd6725/
Wujad6715/
Woedd6715/
Weath6714/
Wayed6714/
Weyat6713/
Wyjad679/
Weagy679/
Waied679/
Waedh679/
Wa'ad679/
Beadh676/
Vejad676/
Waidt676/
Wujed675/
Huead675/
Whied675/
Wadås675/
Weats674/
Beiad674/
Hweed674/
Woyed674/
Hweat674/
Wiyad674/
Wajod674/
Waaid673/
Wuyed673/
Waadh673/
Waihd673/
Vehad672/
Waiad672/
Waiid672/
Weedt672/
Wajjd672/
Wajhd672/
Weatt671/
Waidd671/
Waisd671/
Woyad671/
Wechd671/
Weeyd671/
Wassd671/
Wattd671/
Waudh671/
Weudt671/
Weyed671/
Wheid671/
Veyad671/
Waads671/
Whedh671/
Weidd671/
Whaad671/
Wejat671/
Waedd671/
Wahtd671/
Wojad671/
Wajyd671/
Waadz671/
Veasd671/
Wahjd671/
Vwadh671/
Whyed671/
Weiat671/
Wedch671/
Weddd671/
Wahdd671/
Wahhd671/
Wadch671/
Beadd670/
Wauds670/
Beadt670/
Waudt670/
Wayds670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wead
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