Wride Surname

255,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Wride Surname User-submission:

The surname Wride means 'thicket by a winding stream'.

Wride Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6611:548,34945,358
England5221:106,74011,153
Wales1501:20,6302,188
Australia921:293,43225,879
Canada551:669,92054,285
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2631:92,6829,552
Wales501:31,3681,723
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Wride Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wride means 'thicket by a winding stream'.

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Wride Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wride is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wride? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 255,670th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,722,972 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Wride are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 548,349. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 40 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Washington, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent live and Wales, where 10 percent live.

Wride Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wride has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wride last name increased 1,224 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wride Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wride last name are 27.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wride earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 145.15% more than the national average, earning R 582,564 per year; in United States they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning $48,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.7% more than the national average, earning $59,471 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wriede91186/
Wreide9119/
Wrideh912/
Wrides910/
Wrede809,073/
Bride802,526/
Wrida80244/
Wrade806/
Wräde801/
Wørheide771/
Braide735,171/
Breide73269/
Broide73244/
Bruide73160/
Wreede73138/
Wrehde7379/
Bridde7372/
Brijde7355/
Wreder7353/
Wradee7337/
Bridey7316/
Brhide7314/
Wridht736/
Wraidi735/
Wrejde735/
Wrhade734/
Bridea733/
Vrihde732/
Wreidy732/
Wraida731/
Britde731/
Brideh731/
Wraade731/
Wridoy731/
Wredes731/
Vridje731/
Wrudeh731/
Wradde731/
Bridee731/
Wredde730/
Wroudeh677/
Wrahade677/
Braidey671/
Whridoy671/
Braidee671/
Brraide671/
Braidde671/
Wreadeh671/

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