Wrethman Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wrethman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrethman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland461:116,3877,543
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
England151:3,714,537119,675
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wrethman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wrethman is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrethman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Wrethman reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

Wrethman is most frequent in Scotland, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 116,387. In Scotland Wrethman is most numerous in: West Dunbartonshire, where 80 percent live, West Lothian, where 7 percent live and Argyll and Bute, where 7 percent live. Barring Scotland it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Wrethman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wrethman has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wrethman last name rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wrethman Last Name Statistics demography

Wrethman earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning R 250,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wretman93511/
Werthman88505/
Wirthman88101/
Brethman885/
Wrathman884/
Writhman880/
Wreman861/
Werthmann823,098/
Wirthmann82646/
Wrathmann821/
Breathman820/
Wraithman820/
Wertman802,254/
Wresman80109/
Bretman8098/
Vretman8058/
Wirtman804/
Writman803/
Wreiman801/
Wrotman801/
Wehrthmann781/
Breitman751,162/
Weertman75247/
Wertmann75220/
Breytman75136/
Brettman75130/
Wreesman7547/
Bretmann7512/
Birthman757/
Wirtmann755/
Whirtman753/
Brehmann752/
Brehyman751/
Brejtman751/
Wristman751/
Wuertman751/
Weirtman751/
Whertman750/
Breahman750/
Weartman750/
Wrattman750/
Berthman750/
Breman711,141/
Vreman71619/
Bredtmann71334/
Brettmann71309/
Breitmann71181/
Wreesmann71118/
Berthmann7130/
Breytmann7114/
Wehrtmann715/
Wriman711/
Brithtman711/
Wirthmein710/
Bertman671,023/
Vreeman67966/
Breeman67775/
Breyman67330/
Breiman67195/
Bremann67176/
Vertman67165/
Britman67153/
Breaman6778/
Birtman6740/
Wrisman6722/
Brihman6721/
Bremman679/
Brytman678/
Vritman671/
Wertmon671/
Vresman671/
Bremaun670/
Wriemon670/
Virtman670/
Bremean670/

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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 Wrethman
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