Fray Surname
Approximately 10,018 people bear this surname
Fray Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Dweller on a Heath [Gaelic fraoch = Irish fraech] (English) perh. the Anglo-Saxon pers. name- element Freá- = Lord, King [Old English freá]
Fray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,116 | 1:171,294 | 17,289 |
| Russia | 1,458 | 1:98,850 | 12,195 |
| Jamaica | 1,021 | 1:2,811 | 437 |
| France | 1,005 | 1:66,092 | 9,116 |
| England | 927 | 1:60,106 | 7,144 |
| South Africa | 620 | 1:87,383 | 10,740 |
| Brazil | 436 | 1:490,996 | 18,542 |
| Venezuela | 337 | 1:89,626 | 3,446 |
| Ecuador | 316 | 1:50,335 | 4,746 |
| Canada | 234 | 1:157,460 | 15,959 |
| Mexico | 199 | 1:623,750 | 10,152 |
| Australia | 123 | 1:219,477 | 21,009 |
| Philippines | 117 | 1:865,284 | 79,885 |
| Argentina | 108 | 1:395,772 | 30,408 |
| Liberia | 94 | 1:46,899 | 4,222 |
| Kazakhstan | 80 | 1:221,031 | 20,099 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| New Zealand | 77 | 1:58,809 | 9,204 |
| Belarus | 62 | 1:153,243 | 21,008 |
| Peru | 60 | 1:529,735 | 14,532 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Bermuda | 46 | 1:1,419 | 226 |
| Costa Rica | 38 | 1:125,791 | 1,936 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Panama | 29 | 1:134,905 | 4,585 |
| Tunisia | 23 | 1:26,549 | 4,038 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Colombia | 20 | 1:2,388,704 | 13,197 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Transnistria | 15 | 1:31,647 | 5,088 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 494 | 1:49,343 | 6,041 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 519 | 1:96,760 | 9,842 |
The alternate forms: Frãy (1) are calculated separately.
Fray (9,650) may also be a first name.
Fray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Dweller on a Heath [Gaelic fraoch = Irish fraech] (English) perh. the Anglo-Saxon pers. name- element Freá- = Lord, King [Old English freá]
For Viré, in Aquitaine. Gilbert and Hugh de Viridi, and John Viry, c. 1272, in England (Rotuli Hundredorum). Other forms of the name are Frey, Fry, and Frie.
Fray Demographics
Average Male Fray Height
175.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fray (Oriya: ରାୟ, Russian: Фрай) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Frãy. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fray? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 51,175th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 727,445 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Fray live; 26 percent live in North America and 24 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 62,766th most frequent forename globally, borne by 9,650 people.
The last name Fray is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,116 people, or 1 in 171,294. In The United States Fray is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Fray occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent reside and Jamaica, where 10 percent reside.
Fray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fray has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 583 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 190 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fray Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Fray surname is predominantly Catholic (90%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Shiite (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Fray surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.63% being registered with the political party.
The amount Fray earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 86.09% more than the national average, earning 644,007 kr per year; in Peru they earn 58.1% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,122 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning R 231,048 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.31% less than the national average, earning $19,225,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $45,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $48,383 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frãy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fraya | 89 | 1,060 | / |
| Frays | 89 | 382 | / |
| Frayo | 89 | 328 | / |
| Fraye | 89 | 162 | / |
| Frayt | 89 | 68 | / |
| Fraay | 89 | 46 | / |
| Frayd | 89 | 22 | / |
| Frayi | 89 | 14 | / |
| Fraiy | 89 | 4 | / |
| Frayé | 89 | 2 | / |
| Frray | 89 | 2 | / |
| Frahy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Frayś | 89 | 1 | / |
| Frayz | 89 | 0 | / |
| Frayy | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fry | 86 | 86,342 | / |
| Fra | 86 | 2,154 | / |
| Frayha | 80 | 109 | / |
| Frayeh | 80 | 61 | / |
| Fraaye | 80 | 21 | / |
| Frayje | 80 | 14 | / |
| Frayez | 80 | 8 | / |
| Frayou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Frayad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Frayes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Frayas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Frayhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frayed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frayoe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frayat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frayah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frayid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frayts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frayio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frahey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Frhays | 80 | 0 | / |
| Frayth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Frahay | 80 | 0 | / |
| Frey | 75 | 124,709 | / |
| Frye | 75 | 50,354 | / |
| Frau | 75 | 11,451 | / |
| Fras | 75 | 4,741 | / |
| Fraz | 75 | 2,398 | / |
| Fraj | 75 | 1,788 | / |
| Fraś | 75 | 1,222 | / |
| Frys | 75 | 1,105 | / |
| Fryz | 75 | 1,081 | / |
| Frai | 75 | 1,078 | / |
| Frah | 75 | 953 | / |
| Fryś | 75 | 832 | / |
| Frea | 75 | 646 | / |
| Froy | 75 | 643 | / |
| Fryt | 75 | 610 | / |
| Frat | 75 | 541 | / |
| Fryd | 75 | 474 | / |
| Fryč | 75 | 365 | / |
| Fraß | 75 | 326 | / |
| Frad | 75 | 292 | / |
| Froa | 75 | 260 | / |
| Fryš | 75 | 224 | / |
| Frha | 75 | 130 | / |
| Fruy | 75 | 59 | / |
| Fraš | 75 | 19 | / |
| Fryo | 75 | 11 | / |
| Frae | 75 | 10 | / |
| Fryi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fraa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Frga | 75 | 5 | / |
| Fryć | 75 | 5 | / |
| Friy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Frra | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fryh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fraï | 75 | 2 | / |
| Frry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frúa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vfry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fryp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ffra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ffry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frayová | 73 | 10 | / |
| Freas | 67 | 1,867 | / |
| Fraas | 67 | 1,858 | / |
| Freye | 67 | 1,612 | / |
| Frash | 67 | 1,518 | / |
| Fraij | 67 | 1,213 | / |
| Fraiz | 67 | 1,186 | / |
| Frach | 67 | 1,087 | / |
| Frhat | 67 | 982 | / |
| Fraih | 67 | 810 | / |
| Frais | 67 | 803 | / |
| Frija | 67 | 794 | / |
| Fread | 67 | 792 | / |
| Frass | 67 | 711 | / |
| Fraud | 67 | 581 | / |
| Frysz | 67 | 434 | / |
| Fratt | 67 | 402 | / |
| Fradd | 67 | 378 | / |
| Froyd | 67 | 367 | / |
| Frych | 67 | 348 | / |
| Fraia | 67 | 347 | / |
| Frait | 67 | 327 | / |
| Freyd | 67 | 279 | / |
| Fraaß | 67 | 262 | / |
| Freys | 67 | 256 | / |
| Fraid | 67 | 244 | / |
| Fraus | 67 | 230 | / |
| Frast | 67 | 214 | / |
| Friia | 67 | 206 | / |
| Fraiß | 67 | 204 | / |
| Fruyt | 67 | 187 | / |
| Færøy | 67 | 180 | / |
| Fracz | 67 | 176 | / |
| Fráňa | 67 | 163 | / |
| Froye | 67 | 157 | / |
| Freja | 67 | 139 | / |
| Fraux | 67 | 137 | / |
| Fraai | 67 | 123 | / |
| Freua | 67 | 122 | / |
| Fruia | 67 | 122 | / |
| Frysh | 67 | 87 | / |
| Fraja | 67 | 64 | / |
| Fryia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Frapp | 67 | 58 | / |
| Fryst | 67 | 58 | / |
| Fryts | 67 | 57 | / |
| Fruja | 67 | 55 | / |
| Frauz | 67 | 53 | / |
| Fraio | 67 | 53 | / |
| Froia | 67 | 52 | / |
| Freia | 67 | 45 | / |
| Frøyd | 67 | 45 | / |
| Freyt | 67 | 44 | / |
| Fraha | 67 | 39 | / |
| Freyz | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fryje | 67 | 34 | / |
| Friey | 67 | 34 | / |
| Fraaz | 67 | 31 | / |
| Freyh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Friya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Froľa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Fraje | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fraad | 67 | 22 | / |
| Frats | 67 | 21 | / |
| Frhad | 67 | 20 | / |
| Friye | 67 | 19 | / |
| Freha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fraji | 67 | 18 | / |
| Frydt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Freah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fruyo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Froyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Frìas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fraut | 67 | 11 | / |
| Froja | 67 | 11 | / |
| Froya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Freya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Freap | 67 | 7 | / |
| Frajo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fraaj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Froys | 67 | 6 | / |
| Frraz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fraiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fhrye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Freey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Friyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Freat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fryoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fraue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vrayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fruhy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Frhaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Frazz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fraah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fraat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fryss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fraju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fryji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frhas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frhaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfrry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhrai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feherray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frauh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Friea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fradz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fraie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fraii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frajz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Froey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fryie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frrah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vrayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frejy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freyè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freňa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fréha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fruya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frydz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fryhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fråga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frraj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frazt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frohy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffrah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhraz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freae | 67 | 0 | / |
| Frrye | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fraap | 67 | 0 | / |
| Frazp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Freyu | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fraup | 67 | 0 | / |
Fray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fray in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାୟ | raya | - |
| Fray in the Russian language | ||
| Фрай | fraj | - |
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