Rhead Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Rhead Surname Definition:

For Read, q.v.

Rhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7161:77,8198,740
United States4711:769,55259,828
Canada721:511,74443,418
Wales481:64,4695,713
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3531:69,0527,784
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Rhead (33) may also be a first name.

Rhead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Read, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rhead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rhead is most common in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rhead? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rhead is the 283,789th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. Rhead occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Rhead are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 33 people.

The last name Rhead is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 716 people, or 1 in 77,819. In England Rhead is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 32 percent reside, Cheshire, where 8 percent reside and West Midlands, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Rhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rhead has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 725 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rhead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rhead last name are 22.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rhead earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.55% more than the national average, earning $47,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.12% more than the national average, earning $53,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohead9148/
Rehead915/
Ryhead912/
Rheads911/
Read8984,736/
Rhea8911,926/
Rhed8966/
Rhad8930/
Rouhead835/
Reihead833/
Reahead831/
Reyad8020,210/
Rahad807,719/
Reiad801,490/
Riead80785/
Reaud80458/
Rejad80126/
Readd8068/
Rihad8047/
Reads8030/
Readt8023/
Rehad8019/
Rheia8017/
Rheed8010/
Reaad805/
Reead804/
Rhyad804/
Rhadh804/
Rheya804/
Readh803/
Rhaud803/
Århed803/
Rheja802/
Rheha802/
Rheas802/
Rheid801/
Rhadd801/
Rhads801/
Rheat801/
Rheua801/
Rhiad801/
Rhiea801/
Hread801/
Ryhad801/
Rhadz801/
Rehed801/
Rheds801/
Rohea800/
Readz800/
Rheah800/
Rhied800/
Rea7585,766/
Rad7529,400/
Red758,280/
Rha75441/
Rhe75155/
Reyadh73569/
Rejaud73174/
Rahaid7322/
Rheidt7322/
Rojhad7320/
Rheydt7315/
Royhad7311/
Roihad7310/
Rajhad7310/
Reyjad739/
Årehed739/
Raihad737/
Reiyad736/
Rheyas736/
Raheid734/
Reeyad734/
Reyiad734/
Rieyad734/
Rhea's733/
Rahjad732/
Rheedh732/
Readds731/
Reaoud731/
Rhauds731/
Rheagy731/
Rhijad731/
Riahad731/
Rihaid731/
Rohjad731/
Rehaud731/
Reyaud731/
Reyhad731/
Rohyad731/
D'Read731/
Reiadh731/
Reehad731/
Rahads730/
Reed67422,002/
Reid67345,075/
Riad6797,298/
Raha6747,437/
Reja6742,775/
Raad6732,983/
Redd6718,942/
Reat6710,416/
Reaz679,828/
Reya678,183/
Rhee677,956/
Ryad676,838/
Raed676,743/
Ried676,475/
Raid675,082/
Raud673,792/
Reas672,896/
Reha672,551/
Roed672,231/
Røed672,056/
Reap671,369/
Radh671,214/
Reia671,131/
Rhue671,104/
Riea67825/
Reah67623/
Hrad67606/
Rayd67521/
Radd67452/
Radz67374/
Rued67337/
Rhoe67320/
Rhau67251/
Rhie67227/
Rhye67200/
Rasd67200/
Radt67187/
Rhey67134/
Reyd67125/
Rahd6784/
Rhoa6782/
Redt6772/
Rhay6752/
Radp6747/
Rihe6738/
Reds6734/
Ređa6734/
Rgad6732/
Rads6731/
Rajd6727/
Rhas6722/
Reea6721/
Redz6721/
Rhae6718/
Rhei6718/
Rhaj6718/
Reyjaud6714/
Rhai6713/
Resd6713/
Rhat6711/
Rzha6711/
Rrea6710/
Rhah6710/
Ryhd6710/
Rheu679/
Rhaz679/
Redő679/
Raheedh679/
Retd677/
Rahajad677/
Reod677/
Rjad676/
Radå676/
Raijhad676/
Rhaa675/
Åred675/
Rhha675/
Rhes674/
Reae674/
Ryed674/
Hred674/
Readová673/
Rher673/
Redp673/
Rejd673/
Rrad673/
Rejeaud673/
Ryhe673/
Rrhe673/
Rhaheed672/
Reua672/
Reud672/
Hrea672/
Ratd672/
Reíd672/
Rhid672/
Rhje672/
Rhet671/
Rrha671/
Rged671/
Rajhadh671/
Rajeaud671/
Rahayad671/
Raheyat671/
Rhée671/
Rågehed671/
Rzed671/
Røhe671/
Raaheed671/
Rhra671/
R'Ha671/
Reejadh671/
Rheh671/
Rhez671/
Rhjd671/
Rhaieat671/
Rhyd671/
Rjhd671/

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