de Frey Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

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

de Frey Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'someone who resides in Friesland'.

Variant of North German: Frey, Frede.

Variant of Dutch: Fries.

de Frey Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

de Frey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'someone who resides in Friesland'.

Variant of North German: Frey, Frede.

Variant of Dutch: Fries.

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de Frey Demographics

Average de Frey Salary in
South Africa

R 457,548

Per year
Rank:
21,127 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000346891
Rank: 27,305 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
192.54%
Sample size: 19 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

View the highest/lowest earning families in South Africa

de Frey Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Frey is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Frey? popularity and diffusion

de Frey is the 2,352,516th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of de Frey reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname de Frey is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 918,266. In South Africa de Frey is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 86 percent are found, Western Cape, where 12 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

de Frey Last Name Statistics demography

de Frey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.54% more than the national average, earning R 457,548 per year.

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