Reads Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Reads Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reads Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Reads Last Name Facts

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

Reads is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reads? popularity and diffusion

The surname Reads is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Reads reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Reads is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Reads is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 29 percent live, New York, where 21 percent live and Alabama, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Reads is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Reads Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reads has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Reads last name contracted 74 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reads Last Name Statistics demography

Reads earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning $19,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Readds911/
Rheads911/
Rieads910/
Read8984,736/
Reas892,896/
Reds8934/
Rads8931/
Reyad8020,210/
Rejas807,956/
Reeds801,553/
Reiad801,490/
Rhead801,357/
Rease80916/
Riead80785/
Reyas80572/
Reast80439/
Reash80164/
Rejad80126/
Reass80103/
Readd8068/
Reids8036/
Raads8034/
Redse8023/
Readt8023/
Raeds8023/
Rehad8019/
Reats8014/
Reias8010/
Rehas808/
Reyds806/
Radås806/
Reead804/
Riads804/
Rieas803/
Rayds803/
Raids803/
Readh803/
Rauds802/
Reeas802/
Rieds802/
Rheas802/
Rajds801/
Radse801/
Rhads801/
Hread801/
Radsh801/
Redsh801/
Redsø801/
Rreds801/
Rheds801/
Redds800/
Radss800/
Reacs800/
Readz800/
Rea7585,766/
Rad7529,400/
Ras7529,206/
Red758,280/
Res752,634/
Reyadh73569/
Raedts73510/
Rejaud73174/
Raadts73108/
Reasch7362/
Roedts7361/
Rohead7348/
Radsch7333/
Reates7322/
Redőcs7322/
Ruiads7313/
Reyast7313/
Reyash7310/
Rheyas736/
Reaths736/
Rehead735/
Reyase734/
Raudås734/
Reeyad734/
Rieyad734/
Reeyas733/
Rhea's733/
Hrauds733/
Rehash733/
Rhoeds732/
Ryhead732/
Reidås732/
Reihas732/
Radshe731/
Rajads731/
Rhauds731/
Rieash731/
Reachs731/
Hrejas731/
Reeass731/
Reyaud731/
Reyhad731/
D'Read731/
Reiadh731/
Reedss731/
Rojads731/
Reehad731/
Rahads730/
Reasse730/
Reatts730/
Reastz730/
Riejas730/
Rrease730/
Reis67532,180/
Reed67422,002/
Reid67345,075/
Rais6797,295/
Rees6787,834/
Reja6742,775/
Raad6732,983/
Ries6732,586/
Redd6718,942/
Rash6718,323/
Rhea6711,926/
Reus6711,389/
Reat6710,416/
Reaz679,828/
Reya678,183/
Rast677,915/
Raes677,880/
Raed676,743/
Ried676,475/
Raid675,082/
Raas674,354/
Raus674,286/
Raud673,792/
Roes673,660/
Rest673,418/
Resh673,339/
Rass673,213/
Ress673,015/
Hres672,788/
Reha672,551/
Rays672,545/
Rats672,300/
Roed672,231/
Rasp672,156/
Røed672,056/
Rets672,033/
Reys671,773/
Reap671,369/
Radh671,214/
Reia671,131/
Rese671,029/
Rajs67866/
Riea67825/
Reah67623/
Hrad67606/
Rayd67521/
Raïs67458/
Radd67452/
Radz67374/
Rued67337/
Rehs67317/
Rues67290/
Resz67280/
Rejasse67267/
Rasz67265/
Rasd67200/
Rejs67195/
Ryes67188/
Radt67187/
Racs67176/
Reyd67125/
Rahs6795/
Rahd6784/
Redt6772/
Rhed6766/
Radp6747/
Redh6746/
Resp6742/
Hras6738/
Rexs6736/
Ređa6734/
Rgad6732/
Rhad6730/
Rajd6727/
Rhas6722/
Reea6721/
Redz6721/
Reatsch6716/
Røes6715/
Resd6713/
Rrea6710/
Reathes6710/
Rids679/
Rzas679/
Redő679/
Reső679/
Retd677/
Radc676/
Radå676/
Rgas675/
Redx675/
Åred675/
Rhes674/
Rasj674/
Reae674/
Redc674/
Ryed674/
Reís674/
Hred674/
Readová673/
Redp673/
Reax673/
Rejd673/
Rrad673/
Raîs673/
Rejeaud673/
Rzes672/
Reua672/
Razs672/
Reud672/
Hrea672/
Ratd672/
Reíd672/
Ryds672/
Rges672/
Resr671/
Rged671/
Réas671/
Rajeaud671/
Rası671/
Reyasse671/
Rečs671/
Rzed671/
Rras671/
Reggias671/
Reejadh671/
Rezs671/
Reyudds670/
Roedsch670/
Raedsch670/

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Footnotes

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