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Where Does The Last Name Fray Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Fray (Oriya: ରାୟ, Russian: Фрай) is most common in The United States. It may occur as: Frãy. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fray? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 51,175^th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 727,445 people. This last name is primarily found 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 62,766^th most common first name world-wide, borne by 9,650 people.

The surname Fray is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,116 people, or 1 in 171,294. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 13 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Jamaica, where 10 percent are found.

Fray Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Fray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fray surname increased 408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 583 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 190 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fray Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name 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% registered to vote for the 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.