Frade Surname

43,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Frade Surname User-submission:

Originally from the latin 'frater' meaning 'brother', later becoming 'frade' in Portuguese, meaning 'friar'.

Frade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal4,5391:2,295322
Brazil3,5161:60,8862,281
Spain1,1821:39,5533,861
France5221:127,24719,388
United States4901:739,71257,942
Argentina4811:88,8647,485
South Africa2721:199,18321,377
Colombia2291:208,6205,017
Cuba1931:59,7032,296
Mexico1701:730,15411,073
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Uruguay991:34,6644,023
Venezuela481:629,25211,082
England431:1,295,76958,667
India321:23,970,793327,222
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Panama51:782,45211,059
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Wales41:773,63329,106
China41:341,830,39216,990
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Fräde (29) are calculated separately.

Frade (104) may also be a first name.

Frade Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally from the latin 'frater' meaning 'brother', later becoming 'frade' in Portuguese, meaning 'friar'.

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Frade Last Name Facts

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

Frade (Marathi: फ़रदे) is more commonly found in Portugal than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Fräde. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frade? popularity and diffusion

The surname Frade is the 43,130th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 603,773 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Frade are found; 47 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 925,156th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 104 people.

Frade is most numerous in Portugal, where it is carried by 4,539 people, or 1 in 2,295. Excluding Portugal Frade is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.

Frade Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Frade has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frade surname grew 24,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frade Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Frade last name are 45.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Frade earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 262.33% more than the national average, earning R 861,024 per year; in Colombia they earn 48.65% more than the national average, earning $33,747,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $50,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fräde9329/
Fradet915,129/
Frades912,223/
Fraide91738/
Frayde91419/
Fraude91260/
Frader9169/
Fradie9164/
Fradez9141/
Fraede9138/
Fraade9129/
Fradey913/
Frgade912/
Fradde912/
Fradge911/
Fradeh911/
Frajde911/
Freade910/
Fraudet83171/
Fraider83111/
Fraides8328/
Freader8318/
Frayder8314/
Friyade839/
Frauder838/
Fraydes837/
Frayide837/
Fraidez836/
Fradees835/
Fraudes834/
Fraddey833/
Frradet832/
Fraidey831/
Fradett831/
Fraedge831/
Frajder831/
Fraddie831/
Freades830/
Frady805,213/
Frede803,783/
Fradj801,360/
Fröde801,036/
Fradi80619/
Frada80490/
Fride80257/
Frode80195/
Frède801/
Frajides778/
Frayedes771/
Friede733,681/
Vrhade732,097/
Froude731,465/
Freude731,126/
Fraida73498/
Froede73440/
Frodge73396/
Fraidi73283/
Froder73231/
Fridey73177/
Freede73158/
Fröder73127/
Fredde73117/
Fradis73116/
Freide73115/
Frehde73103/
Frijde7375/
Fredie7370/
Fredey7366/
Froide7364/
Freyde7354/
Fröhde7349/
Frajda7343/
Fready7337/
Froode7326/
Frayda7324/
Fridea7323/
Fraday7323/
Frohde7321/
Frodey7318/
Fraddi7316/
Fräder739/
Freadi736/
Fredhe736/
Fraddy735/
Fraidy735/
Fredeh734/
Froyde734/
Fraudi732/
Fredeu732/
Frodes732/
Phrade732/
Fridee732/
Fredee732/
Freada731/
Frodee731/
Fruode731/
Vrahde731/
Fridde731/
Fridei731/
Vradey731/
Fraadi731/
Frauda731/
Fraydé731/
Frodhe731/
Fradys731/
Fredea730/
Fritde730/
Freddie67737/
Friyadi67497/
Froedge67466/
Freyder67249/
Freider67118/
Freides67118/
Fraiday6738/
Fröhder6737/
Frayudi6734/
Phradet6733/
Fradais6723/
Fradois6718/
Friedge6717/
Frayuda6716/
Freidet6714/
Vrahade6712/
Fraudio6712/
Fradiss6710/
Freidez677/
Freuder676/
Froides675/
Frayida673/
Friedey673/
Frajada673/
Freydes672/
Freedie672/
Frohder672/
Freddei672/
Froehde672/
Frahadi672/
Froudeh672/
Freaddy671/
Freadis671/
Frehadi671/
Freidge671/
Freidie671/
Fradish671/
Fraidis671/
Frajeda671/
Froidge671/
Vrhadhe671/
Vhrhade671/
Froider671/
Freddeh671/
Frayidi671/
Froudje671/
Froydeh671/
Froyide671/
Frooded671/
Froderr671/
Freidey670/
Freedey670/
Freedee670/
Fraeday670/
Frojada670/

Frade Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frade in the Marathi language
फ़रदेfarade39.13
फ़राडेfarade21.74
फराडेpharade17.39
फ़रादेfarade13.04
फ़रडेfarade8.7

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