Wrigth Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wrigth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrigth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Colombia541:884,7058,792
Panama121:326,0227,351
England121:4,643,172139,951
Guinea101:1,183,3821,367
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wrigth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wrigth is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrigth? popularity and diffusion

Wrigth is the 821,713th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wrigth live; 53 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 2,223,674. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 27 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Wrigth exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 16 percent reside and Panama, where 4 percent reside.

Wrigth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wrigth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wrigth last name grew 1,811 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wrigth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wrigth last name are 0.95999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.27% registered with the party.

The amount Wrigth earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $25,032,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning $36,734 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrigtht928/
Wrigths926/
Wrigthe921/
Whrigth920/
Wrigt9154/
Wriegt8331/
Wrihgt837/
Wrigts832/
Wrigkt831/
Wrigtt831/
Whrigt830/
Wrigte830/
Brigtht771/
Brigt7313/
Briggt671/
Brihgt671/
Vriegt670/
Vrugt55262/
Brygt5540/
Bregt5521/
Brict551/
Brecth502/
Breegt501/
Brickt501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wrigth
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