Vaudray Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Vaudray Surname Definition:

Vaudrai: Vaudrai, who had lands in that county in the latter part of the 12th century (Vaudrai or Vaudrey is a place in Prance). The name is not now frequent enough in Cheshire to be placed in my list.

Vaudray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1251:531,38273,029
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Vaudray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Vaudrai: Vaudrai, who had lands in that county in the latter part of the 12th century (Vaudrai or Vaudrey is a place in Prance). The name is not now frequent enough in Cheshire to be placed in my list.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Vaudray Last Name Facts

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

Vaudray is found most frequently in France. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaudray? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vaudray is the 1,465,390th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vaudray reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 531,382. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 97 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 1 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 1 percent live. Not including France this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Vaudray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vaudray has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Vaudray surname grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaudry921,616/
Vaudra921/
Vaudrey86656/
Veaudry86265/
Baudray8667/
Vadrayi861/
Faudray861/
Vadraye861/
Voudray860/
Vadra831,997/
Vudra83152/
Vadry835/
Vhaudhry801/
Beaudray801/
Vaudraux801/
Baudry7719,297/
Faudry77153/
Voudry77150/
Vaadra7741/
Vaudri7728/
Badray7727/
Baudra7711/
Faudra7711/
Vhadra7710/
Vaddra7710/
Vadhra7710/
Vadhry7710/
Vaudre778/
Vadrap774/
Vadras773/
Vadrey773/
Waudry773/
Vaidra772/
Veudry771/
Vaddry771/
Vaydra771/
Vodray770/
Fadray770/
Voudra770/
Beaudry7117,760/
Baudrey71377/
Baudras71310/
Foudray71282/
Baudraz71250/
Badrayi7168/
Baudrau7134/
Baudrat7130/
Boudray7121/
Badraya7114/
Vaudhri7110/
Vaudrie7110/
Vaudrit719/
Budraya716/
Vaidruy716/
Vadrapp715/
Vadraju714/
Vadreya714/
Bhadray712/
Vaudree712/
Badraiy711/
Vuddrai711/
Vadrais711/
Vadreyu711/
Vadriya711/
Baudraa711/
Vadriyo711/
Voudrey711/
Faudrey710/
Badra6720,899/
Badry6719,051/
Vadre67409/
Budra67393/
Budry67350/
Fadra67235/
Wadra67202/
Vadri67190/
Beaudrey67162/
Boudraya67142/
Vudri67128/
Baudrais67120/
Vodry6790/
Vodra6753/
Uadry6734/
Voudrach6726/
Vadhriya6720/
Fudra6719/
Bhadraya6715/
Fadry6715/
Faudrais6715/
Vhaudhri6713/
Fudry677/
Vadrhiya675/
Bhadrayy675/
Vadraiah674/
Bahadray674/
Wadry673/
Bhadrray673/
Uadra673/
Vadriyah672/
Phaudhry671/
Beaudrai671/
Vadehera671/
Vadrí671/
Vaudroux671/
Boudraye671/
Beaudriy671/

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