Writ Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Writ Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Writ (397) may also be a first name.
Writ Demographics
Writ Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Writ Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Writ Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Writ is found most frequently in Liberia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Writ? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Writ occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Writ reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Writ is also the 433,463rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 397 people.
The surname Writ is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia Writ is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Writ Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Writ has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Writ surname contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Writ Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write | 89 | 493 | / |
| Writt | 89 | 404 | / |
| Wridt | 89 | 118 | / |
| Writh | 89 | 71 | / |
| Wrait | 89 | 30 | / |
| Wriht | 89 | 19 | / |
| Whrit | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wriet | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wriedt | 80 | 2,030 | / |
| Wraith | 80 | 1,967 | / |
| Wrieth | 80 | 47 | / |
| Writht | 80 | 33 | / |
| Writte | 80 | 20 | / |
| Wreidt | 80 | 15 | / |
| Whrite | 80 | 10 | / |
| Writhe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wreith | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wrijht | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wrgith | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wriste | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wrihte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wrhith | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wraite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whriht | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wrhgit | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wreiht | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wreitz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wreite | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wreist | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brit | 75 | 1,800 | / |
| Vrit | 75 | 160 | / |
| Wret | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wrid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wraithe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Britt | 67 | 45,849 | / |
| Breit | 67 | 7,612 | / |
| Brait | 67 | 1,514 | / |
| Vriet | 67 | 596 | / |
| Vrist | 67 | 187 | / |
| Bruit | 67 | 146 | / |
| Wreth | 67 | 140 | / |
| Broit | 67 | 88 | / |
| Wredt | 67 | 67 | / |
| Briët | 67 | 59 | / |
| Vritt | 67 | 19 | / |
| Briht | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wryst | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vrait | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wrete | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wryte | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wried | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwrriott | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vridt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wrret | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wretz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wrytt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whryt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Britë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wrett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wrets | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vrith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bridt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wraid | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wryht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wryth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wreid | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Writ
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