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 last name Frayer (Russian: Фрайер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Frayer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frayer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 235,338th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,261,723 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Frayer reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Frayer is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 36 people.

The surname Frayer is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,260 people, or 1 in 287,666. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 18 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and South Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in France, where 16 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Frayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Frayer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Frayer last name expanded 354 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frayer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Frayer are 16.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.36% registered with the political 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
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  • 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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