Frayer Surname

235,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Frayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2601:287,66626,744
France2731:243,30737,643
Israel611:140,28914,966
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
England61:9,286,343223,652
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3561:141,06413,285

Frayer (36) may also be a first name.

Frayer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frayer (Russian: Фрайер) occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 235,338th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,261,723 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Frayer live; 76 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Frayer is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,260 people, or 1 in 287,666. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 18 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Frayer occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in France, where 16 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.

Frayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Frayer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frayer surname increased 354 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frayer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Frayer last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Frayer are 16.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Frayer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $41,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $59,939 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frayier922/
Frayher922/
Frayerr920/
Fryer9125,466/
Fraer91545/
Frayr9110/
Freyer838,903/
Frayre834,369/
Frajer83466/
Frauer8370/
Fraier8368/
Froyer8342/
Fryjer8313/
Frayar836/
Frawer832/
Fruyer830/
Vrayer830/
Friyer830/
Fryier830/
Frayur830/
Frayerová806/
Frayard77244/
Frygier77229/
Freyher77123/
Frahier7776/
Freeyer7758/
Fragger7711/
Frayyre779/
Frajier779/
Frawert777/
Freyert772/
Fraiere772/
Frayère771/
Frzaier771/
Frayirz771/
Frauier770/
Frawerd770/
Frahger770/
Freer7311,062/
Frier733,312/
Frear731,759/
Frair73635/
Freir73142/
Freyr7349/
Froer7314/
Fruer7311/
Freur734/
Frajr731/
Fraur730/
Freyherr7118/
Freire67263,787/
Fraire6714,457/
Freier677,948/
Freyre677,483/
Freear67623/
Freard67326/
Freuer67293/
Frehar67122/
Frejer6791/
Freure6788/
Fräger6777/
Frajerová6771/
Freart6728/
Frejar679/
Fréard678/
Freyerová675/
Frower674/
Froehr674/
Freyar673/
Freirt673/
Fraiar673/
Freyrd673/
Fréart673/
Fraure672/
Fréger672/
Frehár671/
Friear671/
Frajär671/
Frajerova671/
Frairt671/
Freyerova671/
Froier671/
Fraair671/
Frausr670/
Pfraur670/
Frajre670/
Freare670/
Fraisr670/

Frayer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frayer in the Russian language
Фрайерfrajer-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Frayer
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