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

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 Last Name Facts

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

de Frey is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of de Frey live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 918,266. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 86 percent are found, Western Cape, where 12 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent are found. Beside South Africa de Frey occurs in 3 countries. It is also common 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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de Free8650/
de Vrey8648/
de Frei863/
de Fred861/
de Fray861/
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de Fruyt80109/
de Frees8020/
de Fraye806/
de Freij801/
de Frech801/
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de Freis800/
da Fre77485/
de Vry77280/
de Fré77185/
de Vre77168/
de Fra771/
de Freias7534/
de Freits7517/
de Freest7516/
de Freist750/
de Vree711,403/
de Fras717/
de Vrie713/
de Vroy712/
de Frio712/
de Frid711/
de Fris711/
de Vray711/
de Vrea711/
de Frau711/
de Fraz711/
de Fraia67450/
de Vreij6735/
de Fraja6716/
de Frois676/
de Frais672/
de Vroye671/
di Fraya671/
de Frats670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Frey
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