Frawlay Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Frawlay Surname Definition:

Ó Freaghaile A metathesized form of Farrelly in Co. Limerick. SIF 72

Frawlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Frawlay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Freaghaile A metathesized form of Farrelly in Co. Limerick. SIF 72

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Frawlay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frawlay has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frawlay? popularity and diffusion

Frawlay is the 14,316,765th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Frawlay live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Frawlay is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Frawlay is most numerous in: Arizona, where 100 percent reside.

Frawlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frawlay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frawlay last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frawlay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Frawlay last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frawlaya934/
Frawla92122/
Frawly924/
Frawley868,526/
Frawlly860/
Freawley801/
Frawlley800/
Frowly770/
Frowley7159/
Frewley712/
Fravhla711/
Fravley710/
Frawles710/
Frawler710/
Frabilla671/
Phrawley670/
Freabley670/
Frable62743/
Frowle626/
Frobly620/
Frowler573/
Fraivli571/
Freable570/
Frowlich532/
Freibley530/
Frowiller501/

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