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 is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Frawlay.

How Common Is The Last Name Frawlay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,316,765th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Frawlay are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Frawlay is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Frawlay is most common in: Arizona, where 100 percent live.

Frawlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Frawlay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frawlay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Frawlay
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis