Cright Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Cright Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada531:695,20056,020
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Cright Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cright is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cright.

How Common Is The Last Name Cright? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,871,545th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cright live; 98 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cright is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 695,200. In Canada it is most common in: Quebec, where 45 percent reside, Ontario, where 42 percent reside and British Columbia, where 13 percent reside. Barring Canada this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Cright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cright has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cright last name increased 165 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cright are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cright earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning $47,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creight9216/
Scright921/
Craight920/
Kright837/
Sright834/
Qright831/
Sreight773/
Craiget773/
Kreight772/
Krights771/
Sraight771/
Craighed711/
Craige67589/
Craigj671/
Creige671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cright
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