Wilred Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wilred Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wilred Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wilred (54) may also be a first name.

Wilred Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilred occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilred? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Wilred live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wilred is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname Wilred is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Kaduna, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 25 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Wilred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilred has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilred last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilrred921/
Billred7721/
Willret7717/
Willryd778/
Wilreth771/
Wilrite770/
Willrett71233/
Weilreat710/
Weilrite710/
Wuilleret6746/
Vilret6741/
Wilrit671/
Wåleryd624/
Bellred621/
Bilreth620/
Billret620/
Bilreath572/
Willroit570/
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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 Wilred
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