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 last name Wreay occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wreay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. Wreay occurs predominantly in Europe, where 15 percent of Wreay are found; 15 percent are found in Northern Europe and 15 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent live and Mississippi, where 2 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live.

Wreay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wreay has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wreay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wreay last name is primarily 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% registered with the political 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
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  • 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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