Wreth Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wreth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wreth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany981:821,48459,964
Sweden301:328,22522,987
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wreth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wreth is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wreth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Wreth is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Wreth reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wreth is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 821,484. In Germany Wreth is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 44 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 26 percent live and Hamburg, where 18 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Wreth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wreth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wreath91293/
Wrieth9147/
Wreeth918/
Wreith913/
Wret899/
Wrestch833/
Wirth8062,544/
Werth8014,027/
Writh8071/
Wredt8067/
Wredh8048/
Wyrth8026/
Wrete805/
Wretz801/
Wrett801/
Wrret801/
Wryth800/
Wriet800/
Wrets800/
Wriedt732,030/
Wraith731,967/
Wuerth73594/
Werths73128/
Wierth7398/
Werthe7375/
Weerth7352/
Woiret7346/
Writht7333/
Wreidt7315/
Wirtch7313/
Wearth7312/
Wyrtch7311/
Weirth7310/
Writhe739/
Wretås739/
Weurth732/
Wrgith732/
Wrhith731/
Wirthe731/
Wirtht731/
Wärthe731/
Wreste731/
Væreth731/
Wearet731/
Wuirth730/
Wreist730/
Wreyht730/
Bredth730/
Wreite730/
Woirth730/
Wreitz730/
Wertch730/
Wreiht730/
Wwirth730/
Bret677,537/
Wert676,960/
Wirt674,361/
Wertsch67136/
Vret6734/
Wred6732/
Wyrt6722/
Wärtsch6713/
Wirehed676/
Woirret673/
Writ672/
Wraithe672/
Breadth671/
Vijreth671/
Werstch671/
Weirtch671/

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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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  • 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 Wreth
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