Wrighe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wrighe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wrighe Last Name Facts

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

Wrighe occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrighe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wrighe are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 40 percent live, Mississippi, where 20 percent live and North Carolina, where 20 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Wrighe Last Name Statistics demography

Wrighe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 83.27% less than the national average, earning $7,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrighed923/
Wrighet922/
Wrighey921/
Wrige9113/
Wrigge83207/
Wraige8321/
Wrighi8317/
Wraghe8310/
Wrighy838/
Wriege834/
Wrighp831/
Wrighs830/
Wriget830/
Wreigheid800/
Whright7718/
Wrightt7714/
Wrright776/
Wwright776/
Wrighit775/
Brighey775/
Wreight775/
Vrighed774/
Wrighht774/
Wrihght772/
Wrighjt772/
Wrightd771/
Wroight771/
Wrigght771/
Wrigjht771/
Wrigger770/
Wrigett770/
Wrikght770/
Brige73592/
Wrege73562/
D'Wright716/
Wreagher711/
Wrighitt710/
Bruige6775/
Brigge6758/
Wrayge6714/
Wreger679/
Brighy677/
Wryght677/
Wreege676/
Vright675/
Wregge674/
Wreght674/
Vreighech673/
Wrigit673/
Breige672/
Wrigjt672/
Wrjght672/
Braige672/
Brigej671/
Brigey671/
Vrigge671/
Wrıght671/
Vriges670/

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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 Wrighe
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