von Wright Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
von Wright Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
von Wright Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Wright Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name von Wright has its highest incidence in Finland. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Wright? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname von Wright occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of von Wright live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 916,117. In Finland it is most numerous in: Central Finland, where 50 percent are found, Ostrobothnia, where 17 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Finland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vonwright | 95 | 3 | / |
| van Wright | 90 | 22 | / |
| Vanwright | 84 | 160 | / |
| van Right | 84 | 1 | / |
| Vainwright | 80 | 21 | / |
| Vienwright | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vanright | 78 | 14 | / |
| von Raht | 78 | 5 | / |
| von Wert | 78 | 4 | / |
| Venright | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Writ | 78 | 0 | / |
| Vane-Wright | 76 | 2 | / |
| Vonrit | 75 | 3 | / |
| von Wirth | 74 | 66 | / |
| von Werdt | 74 | 39 | / |
| Vainright | 74 | 23 | / |
| von Reith | 74 | 17 | / |
| van Rieht | 74 | 16 | / |
| von Rieth | 74 | 12 | / |
| von Wehrt | 74 | 3 | / |
| von Riedt | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Werth | 74 | 0 | / |
| von Wride | 74 | 0 | / |
| Veanright | 74 | 0 | / |
| Vonwert | 71 | 16 | / |
| Vonwret | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vonwort | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fainwright | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Riet | 67 | 4,284 | / |
| van Rijt | 67 | 817 | / |
| van Wert | 67 | 374 | / |
| van Wart | 67 | 301 | / |
| van Wort | 67 | 112 | / |
| von Reth | 67 | 111 | / |
| von Roth | 67 | 71 | / |
| von Rüti | 67 | 32 | / |
| van Rite | 67 | 29 | / |
| van Reit | 67 | 27 | / |
| van Wirt | 67 | 14 | / |
| von Rath | 67 | 13 | / |
| van Raht | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Rita | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Reet | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Ruti | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Ward | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Rait | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Hart | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Wurt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Finright | 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
- 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 von Wright
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