Wrea Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wrea Surname Definition:

1 for Wray, q.v.

2 for Rea, q.v.

Wrea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wrea (32) may also be a first name.

Wrea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 for Wray, q.v.

2 for Rea, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wrea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wrea occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrea? popularity and diffusion

Wrea is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Wrea are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Wrea is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread given name globally It is held by 32 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia Wrea is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 71 percent are found, Grand Kru County, where 14 percent are found and Nimba County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Liberia Wrea occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 40 percent are found and Mexico, where 13 percent are found.

Wrea Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wrea last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wreah89186/
Wra86135/
Wre86102/
Wrejah8029/
Wreyah802/
Wrieya801/
Wray7537,181/
Brea7522,802/
Wreh753,983/
Øwre75288/
Wree75254/
Wrai75252/
Wraa75225/
Wrey75176/
Wrah7541/
Whra7540/
Wrie757/
Vrea756/
Wrhe754/
Wrge752/
Wrre752/
Whre752/
Wråe752/
Wrza752/
Wraj752/
Wroa751/
Wreu751/
Wrée751/
Hwre751/
Wrei751/
Wrez751/
Wrje751/
Wwre751/
Breia67582/
Breja67430/
Wrejo67284/
Wratt67279/
Wruha67244/
Wrayo67242/
Vreja67209/
Wrach67133/
Wraya67121/
Breya6787/
Wroye6778/
Wredt6767/
Wrapp6762/
Wæhre6753/
Wredh6748/
Wress6744/
Wrass6743/
Wrait6730/
Wraye6729/
Whray6727/
Wrast6726/
Wratz6726/
Wroja6713/
Wærøe6713/
Wraeh6712/
Wrzau6710/
Wrech679/
Wrecz679/
Wraue677/
Hwrai677/
Wreje676/
Wreeh674/
Wraio674/
Wraih674/
Wruja674/
Wrzah674/
Wrieh673/
Vrrea672/
Whreh672/
Breea672/
Wriya672/
Whrah672/
Wreuz671/
Brhea671/
Hvrea671/
Vreat671/
Vreia671/
Wraas671/
Wradd671/
Wraht671/
Wrazz671/
Wrehr671/
Wretz671/
Wrhae671/
Wrejh671/
Whree671/
Wwreh671/
Wredd671/
Wreyu671/
Wracz671/
Wrayy671/
Wærge671/
Brrea671/
Vrzea671/
Wrret671/
Vreha671/
Whroa671/
Wraji671/
Wwray671/
Hwraj671/
Wrets670/
Wreds670/
Wraid670/
Wrray670/
Whrat670/
Wrahs670/

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