In the entire world, Wright (Wright 
, ライト 
, رايت 
, among others...) is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly girly forename. The forename Wright is habitual in Jamaica, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, and the United States. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Predominantly, Wright is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Wright | Australia, Jamaica, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| ライト | Japan |
| رايت | Iraq, Egypt, Iran |
| Райт | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| רייט | Israel |
Wright is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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archibald wright American judge, US (b. 1809) |
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alonzo wright Canadian politician (1821-1894), CA (b. 1821) |
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| warner wright b.1775 d.5 March 1845 (b. 1775) |
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allen wright Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation, US (b. 1826) |
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carroll davidson wright American statistician, US (b. 1840) |
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| ruggles wright Canadian merchant (b. 1793) |
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boykin wright American lawyer and legislator, US (b. 1852) |
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almroth wright British microbiologist and immunologist, GB (b. 1861) |
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| sela goodrich wright educator and missionary (1816-1906), US (b. 1816) |
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hamilton kemp wright American physician and pathologist, US (b. 1867) |
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warwick wright British motor boat racer, GB (b. 1875) |
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roy v. wright American politician (1876-1948), US (b. 1876) |
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beals wright American tennis player, US (b. 1879) |
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sewall green wright American geneticist (1889-1988), US (b. 1889) |
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| fitzherbert wright (1841-1910), GB (b. 1841) |
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