Writes Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Writes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Writes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Writes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Writes has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Writes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Writes is the 3,882,373rd most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Writes are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa Writes is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 44 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 22 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Writes Last Name Statistics demography

Writes earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 344.99% more than the national average, earning R 1,057,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brites8318,033/
Wretes838/
Vrites831/
Writis831/
Brittes771,640/
Brithes7719/
Britesh773/
Breites771/
Brittees711/
Britez6769,606/
Bretes67596/
Britis67298/
Brethes621,171/
Brettes62447/
British62260/
Brittez62181/
Brittis6270/
Brèthes625/
Vreteas622/
Breitez621/
Brithez621/
Britihs621/
Brêthes621/
Vrestes621/
Braitis621/
Vretteas5712/
Brittish574/
Breathes572/
Britisch570/
Bretez50242/
Bretis5095/
Vretis5029/
Britiz5024/
Brítez505/
Bretys501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Writes
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