Frau Surname

45,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Frau Surname User-submission:

The Frau surname derives from nicknames related to the blacksmith's trade, from Sardinian frau or from Latin faber.

It could also have foreign origins from the German word frau (woman).

Frau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7,9521:7,6911,074
Spain1,5531:30,1043,067
Argentina6031:70,8856,022
France4881:136,11220,841
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Chile1401:125,8324,496
Puerto Rico1311:27,100840
Uruguay741:46,3755,218
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Cuba551:209,5044,357
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Frau (576) may also be a first name.

Frau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Frau surname derives from nicknames related to the blacksmith's trade, from Sardinian frau or from Latin faber.

It could also have foreign origins from the German word frau (woman).

- yrose

Frau Last Name Facts

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

Frau (Russian: Фрау) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,323rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 636,411 people. Frau occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Frau live; 83 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 349,109th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 576 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 7,952 people, or 1 in 7,691. In Italy Frau is most numerous in: Sardinia, where 91 percent live, Lazio, where 3 percent live and Liguria, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Italy this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Frau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frau has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Frau surname grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frau Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Frau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 34.73% less than the national average, earning €19,601 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.5% more than the national average, earning R 307,740 per year and in Canada they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $52,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fraud89581/
Fraus89230/
Fraux89137/
Frauz8953/
Fraut8911/
Fraiu895/
Fraue893/
Fraju892/
Frauh891/
Fraup890/
Fru8610,855/
Fra862,154/
Frauts80100/
Fraust8098/
Frajut8033/
Freaux8024/
Frautz8018/
Frauch8011/
Frault8011/
Frayou805/
Frauss803/
Frauds802/
Fraush801/
Freaus801/
Frajou801/
Fraudt800/
Frautt800/
Frauht800/
Fray7510,018/
Fras754,741/
Fraz752,398/
Fraj751,788/
Fraś751,222/
Frai751,078/
Frah75953/
Fruh75919/
Frea75646/
Frat75541/
Freu75455/
Fraß75326/
Frad75292/
Froa75260/
Frut75208/
Frus75204/
Frou75136/
Frha75130/
Fruy7559/
Frue7557/
Fraš7519/
Frud7510/
Frae7510/
Fruß7510/
Fraa757/
Frga755/
Frhu755/
Frui754/
Fruz753/
Frra753/
Frux752/
Fraï752/
Fruś752/
Fruš752/
Ffru751/
Frap751/
Frúa751/
Pfru751/
Pfra751/
Wfru751/
Frzu751/
Ffra751/
Frejeau7335/
Fréjeau735/
Fraoues733/
Frausch732/
Frajusz731/
Fraouet731/
Frautsh730/
Frautts730/
Froud672,607/
Freas671,867/
Fraas671,858/
Frash671,518/
Fraij671,213/
Fraiz671,186/
Frach671,087/
Fraya671,060/
Frhat67982/
Freud67969/
Fraih67810/
Frais67803/
Frija67794/
Fread67792/
Fruit67786/
Frass67711/
Frush67615/
Freus67473/
Froux67466/
Fratt67402/
Freihaut67394/
Frays67382/
Fradd67378/
Fraia67347/
Frayo67328/
Frait67327/
Frudd67321/
Fraaß67262/
Fraid67244/
Frast67214/
Friia67206/
Fraiß67204/
Frouz67190/
Fruyt67187/
Frouh67176/
Fracz67176/
Fruch67174/
Fráňa67163/
Fraye67162/
Freja67139/
Freue67134/
Fraai67123/
Freua67122/
Fruia67122/
Frayt6768/
Fraja6764/
Fryia6764/
Frapp6758/
Fruja6755/
Fraio6753/
Froia6752/
Frous6750/
Fraay6746/
Freia6745/
Frust6744/
Fraha6739/
Frout6733/
Fraaz6731/
Friya6729/
Fraihaut6729/
Froľa6729/
Fraje6725/
Frayd6722/
Fraad6722/
Frats6721/
Frhad6720/
Freha6718/
Fraji6718/
Freah6715/
Frayi6714/
Fruyo6714/
Fårup6713/
Frìas6712/
Froja6711/
Freuz6710/
Froya679/
Fruis678/
Freya678/
Freuh677/
Freap677/
Frajo677/
Fraaj677/
Frraz676/
Fruht676/
Fruss675/
Fraiy674/
Frusz674/
Freat673/
Fruhy673/
Frhaj673/
Fruiz672/
Frazz672/
Fraah672/
Fraat672/
Freut672/
Fruhe672/
Frayé672/
Frujo672/
Frray672/
Frhas672/
Frhaz672/
Fruid671/
Frahy671/
Fhrai671/
Freea671/
Friea671/
Fradz671/
Fraie671/
Fraii671/
Frajz671/
Frouj671/
Fruje671/
Froue671/
Frrah671/
Vrayu671/
Freuś671/
Freyhaus671/
Freyhaut671/
Freňa671/
Frads671/
Frayś671/
Fruie671/
Fréha671/
Fruuz671/
Fruya671/
Fråga671/
Frraj671/
Frazt671/
Frhai671/
Frrup671/
Ffrah671/
Fhraz671/
Froup670/
Frayz670/
Fruoe670/
Frayy670/
Freux670/
Freae670/
Fruoh670/
Fruih670/
Fruot670/
Fraap670/
Frazp670/
Freyu670/

Frau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frau in the Russian language
Фрауfrau-

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