Wead Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:772,83460,026
England231:2,422,52489,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Wead Last Name Facts

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

Wead occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wead click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wead? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wead is the 623,516th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name Wead occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wead live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 469 people, or 1 in 772,834. In The United States Wead is most common in: Ohio, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Wead is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside.

Wead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wead surname rose 330 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wead are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Wead earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.89% less than the national average, earning $38,019 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weadd897/
Wehad895/
Whead893/
Weads891/
Wad8614,749/
Wed86715/
Wohead8095/
Weyaud800/
Weed7512,374/
Waid755,684/
Wied753,446/
Bead752,030/
Wadt751,743/
Wadh751,687/
Waad751,634/
Wedd751,292/
Weid751,080/
Waud75939/
Wahd75494/
Wadd75338/
Whed75155/
Wedø75121/
Vead75106/
Wayd7572/
Wajd7556/
Weyd7553/
Weat7546/
Wedh7511/
Wadï7510/
Whad759/
Wedt754/
Wuad753/
Watd753/
Hwad752/
Wedå751/
Waìd751/
Wued750/
Woohead732/
Wajid6738,784/
Wheat6717,053/
Wajed672,751/
Wahad672,694/
Waahd671,946/
Wayad671,559/
Weidt671,008/
Wheed67880/
Beyad67522/
Wajad67496/
Weate67320/
Wahud67261/
Waadt67258/
Veadh67245/
Hwaid67220/
Whaid67210/
Weydt67198/
Wajud67126/
Bejad67123/
Waedt67100/
Wiedt6795/
Waidh6765/
Wayid6760/
Wadte6742/
Wahyd6725/
Wujad6715/
Woedd6715/
Weath6714/
Wayed6714/
Weyat6713/
Wyjad679/
Weagy679/
Waied679/
Waedh679/
Wa'ad679/
Beadh676/
Vejad676/
Waidt676/
Wujed675/
Huead675/
Whied675/
Wadås675/
Weats674/
Beiad674/
Hweed674/
Woyed674/
Hweat674/
Wiyad674/
Wajod674/
Waaid673/
Wuyed673/
Waadh673/
Waihd673/
Vehad672/
Waiad672/
Waiid672/
Weedt672/
Wajjd672/
Wajhd672/
Weatt671/
Waidd671/
Waisd671/
Woyad671/
Wechd671/
Weeyd671/
Wassd671/
Wattd671/
Waudh671/
Weudt671/
Weyed671/
Wheid671/
Veyad671/
Waads671/
Whedh671/
Weidd671/
Whaad671/
Wejat671/
Waedd671/
Wahtd671/
Wojad671/
Wajyd671/
Waadz671/
Veasd671/
Wahjd671/
Vwadh671/
Whyed671/
Weiat671/
Wedch671/
Weddd671/
Wahdd671/
Wahhd671/
Wadch671/
Beadd670/
Wauds670/
Beadt670/
Waudt670/
Wayds670/

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