Fraughen Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fraughen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fraughen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385

Fraughen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fraughen is borne by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fraughen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Fraughen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fraughen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,354,470. In Ireland it is primarily found in: Connaught, where 50 percent live and Leinster, where 50 percent live. Besides Ireland Fraughen is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent live.

Fraughen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fraughen has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Fraughen last name contracted 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fraughen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fraughn931/
Fraghen930/
Fragen8693/
Frugen861/
Frauggent821/
Frangen80289/
Fragene80130/
Frougen801/
Fragien800/
Frugien800/
Fraegen800/
Frugisen750/
Fragne71404/
Fragin7189/
Freyhagen7111/
Vragen711/
Vrughn711/
Frugin710/
Fraign710/
Fraigne67245/
Frangin67187/
Frangén6715/
Fragine677/
Friegen674/
Fraigin670/
Froghina631/
Frejogen631/
Frogn624/
Frogin5749/
Vragin577/
Freign574/
Freigin5321/
Freigne5315/
Froigne532/
Fruggim530/
Vraagoin501/

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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
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  • 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 Fraughen
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