Wrede Surname

55,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wrede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,0811:11,3691,455
United States1,1211:323,33529,441
Sweden2331:42,2613,352
Paraguay821:88,2532,148
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Finland771:71,3867,933
Canada451:818,79163,991
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
England341:1,638,76668,634
France331:2,012,810168,616
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Austria121:709,62061,025
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malta11:430,2723,380
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Maldives11:404,1727,269
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:230,36119,417

The alternate forms: Wrédé (2) are calculated separately.

Wrede (37) may also be a first name.

Wrede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wrede is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Wrédé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrede? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wrede is the 55,943rd most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 803,212 people. Wrede occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Wrede reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name internationally, held by 37 people.

The surname Wrede is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 7,081 people, or 1 in 11,369. In Germany Wrede is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 31 percent are found and Bremen, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Wrede Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wrede has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wrede surname expanded 514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wrede Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wrede are 19.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wrede earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.27% more than the national average, earning R 295,320 per year; in United States they earn 15.95% more than the national average, earning $50,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.77% more than the national average, earning $65,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wriede91186/
Wreede91138/
Wrehde9179/
Wreder9153/
Wreide9119/
Wrejde915/
Wredes911/
Wredde910/
Wrédé872/
Brede805,566/
Wride801,543/
Vrede801,354/
Werde8074/
Wirde8024/
Wredy8014/
Wyrde807/
Wreda807/
Wrade806/
Wredi801/
Wräde801/
Wrode801/
Wørheide771/
Breede73810/
Vreede73584/
Breide73269/
Bredee7370/
Bredde7353/
Bredhe7339/
Wradee7337/
Breyde7327/
Wradeh7320/
Wredhy7316/
Brehde738/
Werdeh737/
Brejde735/
Wrhade734/
Vroede734/
Weerde733/
Breade732/
Wrideh732/
Wreidy732/
Wready731/
Wraade731/
Werdey731/
Wredoy731/
Wierde731/
Werdea731/
Wrodee731/
Wradde731/
Vreder731/
Bredea731/
Bredey730/
Wrides730/
Wairedi678/
Wrahade677/
Wuerder671/
Wroddeh671/
Wherdeh671/
Wrodeah671/
Weirdee671/
Breedeh671/
Breedee671/
Vrheede671/
Vreeder670/
Breedey670/
Breadey670/
Werdess670/

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Footnotes

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