Wrist Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wrist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark551:102,6319,658
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Wrist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wrist is found most in Denmark. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Wrist is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wrist live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Wrist is most numerous in Denmark, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 102,631. In Denmark Wrist is mostly found in: Central Denmark Region, where 45 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 38 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 11 percent reside. Not including Denmark this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Wrist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wrist has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wrist last name decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 46 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wrist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wrist last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Wrist earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrisht9113/
Wriste911/
Wridst911/
Wreist910/
Wriest910/
Brist80405/
Wrest80214/
Vrist80187/
Wryst8011/
Wrust802/
Bruist7373/
Brisht7311/
Bristt7310/
Vriste732/
Brisst731/
Wreste731/
Broist731/
Braist731/
Wruszt731/
Breist730/
Brishth672/
Brischt671/
Vrriste671/
Broisdt670/
Brest604,955/
Brüst6029/
Bryst606/
Brizt601/
Breest55381/
Breast5571/
Brestt5570/
Bresht553/
Brissd551/
Bresth551/
Bresst550/
Wryszcz5051/
Wreszcz505/
Breesth505/
Brescht501/

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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 Wrist
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