Fraeys Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Fraeys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fraeys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Fraeys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fraeys is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fraeys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fraeys is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Fraeys live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 229,933. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 50 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 44 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Belgium it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fraes9132/
Fraese8376/
Fraess8368/
Fraees831/
Fraets830/
Freyjes774/
Fraoues773/
Fraeesh771/
Fraioes771/
Fraehse771/
Freaese770/
Fraestt770/
Froes7312,313/
Fróes73270/
Fraez732/
Froese679,700/
Froess67164/
Freuis67103/
Froais6711/
Froeis678/
Freais677/
Frahis676/
Fraous673/
Frohes672/
Friees671/
Froesz671/
Froest671/
Freeis671/
Froesh670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fraeys
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