Wrig Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wrig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England11:55,718,059489,080
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wrig (17) may also be a first name.

Wrig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wrig is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wrig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Wrig are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wrig is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

The surname Wrig is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Wrig is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 18 percent live, Alabama, where 12 percent live and Georgia, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Wrig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wrig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wrig last name increased 213 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wrig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wrig surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Wrig earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.2% less than the national average, earning $34,866 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrigg89221/
Wrigh89111/
Wrieg8916/
Wrigk891/
Whrig891/
Wrihgt807/
Wriggs803/
Wraigh802/
Wrigkt801/
Wrigtt801/
Whrigs800/
Wreigh800/
Whrigt800/
Brig75712/
Wrug758/
Wrik757/
Vrig756/
Wrjg752/
Wriq751/
Wreg751/
Wryg751/
Wrigtht738/
Wreigue731/
Whrigth730/
Braig672,583/
Breig671,200/
Brigg67903/
Wrick67185/
Wregg67114/
Wrisk6763/
Brigh6722/
Wrike6716/
Broig673/
Vraig672/
Vroig672/
Wriok671/
Wriks671/
Brihg671/
Wraic671/
Wrixs671/
Wregs670/
Wrugg670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wrig
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