Writer Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Writer Surname Definition:

Rainbald Scriber, or Scriptor, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Wrythere, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

Writer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1271:6,039,885141,381
England651:857,20145,134
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Writer (40) may also be a first name.

Writer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Rainbald Scriber, or Scriptor, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Wrythere, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Reiter; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Writer Last Name Facts

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

Writer (Oriya: ରାଇଟର) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Writer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Writer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Writer reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Writer is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 40 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 6,039,885. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found and West Bengal, where 2 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found and Iran, where 7 percent are found.

Writer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Writer has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Writer surname rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Writter9216/
Whriter923/
Writher923/
Wryter83718/
Briter8323/
Wreter837/
Breiter773,152/
Britter77202/
Braiter7761/
Brither7710/
Breither7191/
Breitter7115/
Bridtter715/
Briteher714/
Braither710/
Breter67325/
Bräter6726/
Bretter62180/
Breyter6287/
Brajter6243/
Bräther6239/
Vryster6231/
Brether6222/
Brätter6219/
Brejter628/
Brayter627/
Brojter621/
Breyther5734/
Breather579/
Vreyther575/
Brayther571/

Writer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Writer in the Oriya language
ରାଇଟରra'itara-

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