Wreay Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wreay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wreay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England81:6,964,757184,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Wreay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wreay is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wreay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Wreay occurs predominantly in Europe, where 15 percent of Wreay reside; 15 percent reside in Northern Europe and 15 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Wreay is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Wreay is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent live and Mississippi, where 2 percent live. Not including The United States Wreay exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live.

Wreay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wreay has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wreay last name grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wreay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wreay surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wreay surname are 46.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Wreay earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $44,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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 Wreay
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