Wred Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wred Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden311:317,63722,171
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wred Last Name Facts

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

Wred is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wred? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Wred is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Wred reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 317,637. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Uppsala County, where 65 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found and Södermanland County, where 6 percent are found. Beside Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Wred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wred has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wredt8967/
Wread8964/
Wredh8948/
Wreed8923/
Wried893/
Wredd891/
Wreds890/
Wreid890/
Wriedt802,030/
Wreidt8015/
Waired801/
Wyrred800/
Bred751,191/
Werd75161/
Wird7524/
Vred7514/
Wret759/
Wjrd752/
Wyrd751/
Wrid751/
Wirehed736/
Wraheed733/
Breed677,064/
Weerd67625/
Write67493/
Bredt67476/
Breid67416/
Bread67360/
Wreth67140/
Wridt67118/
Werdt6762/
Werte6753/
Vreds6733/
Wirte6731/
Breyd6729/
Wierd6711/
Wrecz679/
Bredh678/
Waird677/
Wrete675/
Vreed675/
Wryte674/
Weard674/
Bredd673/
Brred672/
Wiord671/
Wretz671/
Vreid671/
Wirdz671/
Werdz671/
Wirdt671/
Wrret671/
Wrett671/
Woird671/
Weird671/
Vroed671/
Wyord670/
Wrets670/
Wriet670/
Wraid670/

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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 Wred
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