Writt Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Writt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Writt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Israel471:182,07718,133
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Writt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Writt occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Writt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 721,185th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Writt are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 1,041,549. In The United States Writt is most numerous in: Indiana, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States Writt is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Writt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Writt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Writt last name grew 1,392 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Writt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Writt last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Writt are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Writt earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $43,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Writht9133/
Writte9120/
Writ892/
Britt8045,849/
Write80493/
Wridt80118/
Writh8071/
Wrait8030/
Vritt8019/
Wriht8019/
Wrett801/
Wrytt801/
Whrit801/
Wriet800/
Hwrriott773/
Wriedt732,030/
Wraith731,967/
Braitt73161/
Wrieth7347/
Wreidt7315/
Breitt7313/
Whrite7310/
Writhe739/
Bruitt737/
Wreith733/
Wrijht732/
Wrgith732/
Wriste731/
Wrihte731/
Wrhith731/
Wraite731/
Vreitt731/
Brittd731/
Wreiht730/
Wrhgit730/
Wreist730/
Whriht730/
Wreite730/
Wreitz730/
Brit671,800/
Vrit67160/
Wret679/
Wraithe672/
Wrid671/

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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 Writt
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