Fraye Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Fraye 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]

Fraye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France701:948,896108,010
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
United States271:13,424,405494,117
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Frayé (2) are calculated separately.

Fraye (19) may also be a first name.

Fraye 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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fraye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fraye has its highest incidence in France. It may also appear in the variant forms: Frayé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fraye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fraye is the 1,364,059th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Fraye live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

It is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 948,896. In France Fraye is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 60 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 19 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 17 percent reside. Other than France this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Fraye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fraye has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fraye Last Name Statistics demography

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

Fraye earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $47,323 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frayé932/
Frayeh9161/
Fraaye9121/
Frayje9114/
Frayez918/
Frayes912/
Frayhe911/
Frayed911/
Frayoe911/
Frye8950,354/
Fray8910,018/
Frae8910/
Frayier832/
Frayyeh832/
Fraiyer831/
Fraiyed831/
Freye801,612/
Fraya801,060/
Frays80382/
Frayo80328/
Freay80259/
Froye80157/
Fraei8070/
Frayt8068/
Fraay8046/
Fryje8034/
Fraje8025/
Frayd8022/
Fryei8022/
Friye8019/
Frayi8014/
Fhrye804/
Fraiy804/
Fraue803/
Fraey802/
Frray802/
Frahy801/
Fraie801/
Fryee801/
Fryie801/
Frayś801/
Frayz800/
Frayy800/
Freae800/
Frrye800/
Fraee800/
Frayha73109/
Fragge7364/
Freyee7333/
Freyes7327/
Fragie7325/
Fraije7318/
Freayh7310/
Fryjeh7310/
Frayji738/
Froyez737/
Frayou735/
Frayad734/
Fraiae733/
Frayas732/
Frajeh732/
Friyay732/
Friyed732/
Fraiee731/
Fraiey731/
Friyes731/
Frojae731/
Freeay731/
Frioay731/
Fraieh731/
Friyeh731/
Frayat731/
Fraied731/
Frayah731/
Frayid731/
Frayts731/
Freaje731/
Froyes731/
D'Frye731/
Frayio731/
Frayja731/
Frahey730/
Freahy730/
Frhays730/
Freaer730/
Frayth730/
Fraiay730/
Frahay730/
Frey67124,709/
Frei6739,331/
Free6734,397/
Frau6711,451/
Frie672,108/
Fraj671,788/
Frai671,078/
Frea67646/
Froy67643/
Freu67455/
Froa67260/
Fraaije67109/
Froe6773/
Fruy6759/
Frue6757/
Fraijer6725/
Frayová6710/
Frajher6710/
Frajier679/
Fraa677/
Fraijeh674/
Freyjes674/
Freiyer674/
Fraoues673/
Frayyaj671/
Fraiett671/
Fraioes671/
Fraouet671/
Frúa671/
Frooyeh671/
Frãy671/
Fraaier671/
Frieyea670/
Freahey670/

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