Wreh Surname

115,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wreh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wreh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia3,3841:1,303180
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wreh (192) may also be a first name.

Wreh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wreh is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wreh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wreh is the 115,852nd most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,829,663 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wreh live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Wreh is also the 655,603rd most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 192 people.

This last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 3,384 people, or 1 in 1,303. In Liberia Wreh is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 44 percent are found, Grand Kru County, where 33 percent are found and Maryland County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Liberia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Wreh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wreh surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.

Wreh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.37% less than the national average, earning $38,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wredh8948/
Wrech899/
Wreeh894/
Wrieh893/
Whreh892/
Wwreh891/
Wrehr891/
Wre86102/
Wreeth808/
Wreith803/
Wreyht800/
Wreiht800/
Øwre75288/
Wree75254/
Wrey75176/
Wrea7515/
Wrie757/
Wrhe754/
Vreh754/
Wrhi752/
Wråe752/
Whre752/
Wrre752/
Wrge752/
Wrei751/
Hwre751/
Wrez751/
Wrih751/
Wrje751/
Wreu751/
Wrée751/
Wwre751/
Wrestch733/
Wraheeh731/
Vrech671,291/
Wruha67244/
Vresh6768/
Wredt6767/
Wæhre6753/
Wress6744/
Wriht6719/
Wærøe6713/
Breih6713/
Wrecz679/
Wrhyo675/
Breïh675/
Wraih674/
Wretz671/
Vreïh671/
Brheh671/
Whree671/
Wærge671/
Wrret671/
Wredd671/
Wreds670/
Wrets670/
Wryth670/

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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 Wreh
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