Wrigh Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Wrigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
England101:5,571,806158,774
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Wrigh (27) may also be a first name.

Wrigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wrigh occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wrigh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrigh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wrigh are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 27 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States Wrigh is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Missouri, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 9 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Wrigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wrigh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 110 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 55 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wrigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wrigh last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Wrigh earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5% less than the national average, earning $40,992 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wraigh912/
Wreigh910/
Wrig8926/
Wrigtht838/
Whrigth830/
Wrigg80221/
Brigh8022/
Wrieg8016/
Whrig801/
Wrigk801/
Braigh73105/
Wrihgt737/
Wriggs733/
Breigh733/
Wrigtt731/
Wrigkt731/
Whrigs730/
Briggh730/
Whrigt730/
Brig67712/
Wrug678/
Wrik677/
Vrig676/
Wrjg672/
Wryg671/
Wreigue671/
Wreg671/
Wriq671/

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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 Wrigh
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