Wrighi Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wrighi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrighi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wrighi Last Name Facts

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

Wrighi is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrighi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Wrighi live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Wrighi is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 293,902. In Liberia it is most common in: Montserrado County, where 67 percent live, Bomi County, where 7 percent live and Gbarpolu County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrighit925/
Wrighitt860/
Wrighy838/
Wrighe837/
Wrigit833/
Wreigheid800/
Wrighed773/
Wrighjt772/
Wrighet772/
Wrighey771/
Wrigitt771/
Wrigjht771/
Brigi73123/
Wrige7313/
Wreghitt7188/
Wriggitt713/
Wriguiss711/
Wrigge67207/
Briggi67188/
Breghi6742/
Wraige6721/
Brigai679/
Brighy677/
Wriege674/
Vrigid673/
Wrigjt672/
Vreighich672/
Braigi671/
Brikgi671/
Wriget670/

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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 Wrighi
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