Write Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Write Surname Definition:

Same as Wright.

Write Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Cambodia1511:102,5642,411
England161:3,482,379114,324
India151:51,137,692512,385
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
China51:273,464,31313,838
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5311:94,5749,673

Write (94) may also be a first name.

Write Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Same as Wright.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Write Last Name Facts

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

Write has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Write? popularity and diffusion

It is the 622,538th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Write live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Write is also the 980,251st most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 94 people.

The surname Write is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 1,678,051. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 31 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Write Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Write has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 59 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 58 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Write Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Write surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.42% registered with the party.

The amount Write earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 41.46% less than the national average, earning $25,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning $41,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Writte9120/
Writee9118/
Whrite9110/
Writhe919/
Wriete913/
Writge911/
Wraite911/
Wrihte911/
Wriste911/
Writey911/
Wreite910/
Writ892/
Whriter833/
Wraithe832/
Writtey830/
Brite802,795/
Wrate80442/
Writt80404/
Wridt80118/
Writh8071/
Wrait8030/
Wriht8019/
Wrete805/
Wryte804/
Writi804/
Wried803/
Writa801/
Whrit801/
Writy801/
Wriet800/
Wriedt732,030/
Wraith731,967/
Breite73651/
Britte73455/
Braite73299/
Wratee73194/
Wrieth7347/
Writht7333/
Britee7326/
Wreidt7315/
Wretes738/
Wreter737/
Wreith733/
Vriste732/
Brithe732/
Wrijht732/
Wrgith732/
Britea731/
Bruite731/
Wreste731/
Wratte731/
Vrites731/
Britei731/
Writay731/
Writis731/
Writhy731/
Wrhith731/
Whriht730/
Wreist730/
Wreitz730/
Wreiht730/
Britey730/
Wrhgit730/
Brit671,800/
Vrit67160/
Bruitte6755/
Wred6732/
Braiteh6723/
Wret679/
Braitte676/
Wrethed673/
Wrrieta673/
Brejite672/
Broiete672/
Wrattee671/
Braitej671/
Wrathey671/
Braitea671/
Whritay671/
Vrriste671/
Wrid671/
Breiteh671/
Wruthie670/
Brittey670/
Braithe670/

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