Freak Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Freak Surname Definition:

The same as Fricke and Fricker; from H. S. fricca, a preacher. According to Dr. Doran, the word freak, a whim or fancy, was derived from the caprices of a Dr. Freake, of St. Bartholomew's.

Freak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:384,26226,878
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Freak (66) may also be a first name.

Freak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The same as Fricke and Fricker; from H. S. fricca, a preacher. According to Dr. Doran, the word freak, a whim or fancy, was derived from the caprices of a Dr. Freake, of St. Bartholomew's.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Freak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freak is most common in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Freak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Freak is the 1,281,391st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Freak reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in British Isles. Freak is also the 1,201,840th most common first name at a global level, held by 66 people.

The last name Freak is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 384,262. In England it is most frequent in: Dorset, where 23 percent reside, Greater London, where 21 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 13 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 6 percent reside and Wales, where 4 percent reside.

Freak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Freak has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Freak surname contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freak Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freake91990/
Freiak9153/
Freňak9110/
Frejak918/
Freack912/
Freakz912/
Freeak910/
Frak89353/
Frek8976/
Freacke830/
Frake80789/
Freck80724/
Freke80711/
Frack80663/
Freek80342/
Freag80275/
Frask80170/
Freyk80124/
Fraik8052/
Freik8034/
Fraek8015/
Friek809/
Frauk806/
Frakh805/
Froek804/
Frekh803/
Freuk801/
Frekk801/
Frajk801/
Fryek801/
Freyuk73493/
Frejek73389/
Freeke73379/
Friekh73178/
Freske73146/
Frayuk73133/
Freuck7376/
Freeck7375/
Frecke7334/
Freick7325/
Freňák7325/
Frackt7324/
Froeck7316/
Frajuk7311/
Freyek738/
Frejik736/
Freike736/
Fresck735/
Fraikh735/
Freyke734/
Fraick733/
Frekke733/
Frijak732/
Frauck732/
Freikh732/
Freiuk731/
Frieck731/
Frasks731/
Freuks731/
Freyok731/
Fraaks731/
Frakcs731/
Frakhe731/
Frejac731/
Frojak731/
Frojek731/
Fretck730/
Fraiks730/
Freckt730/
Frekck730/
Fraktt730/
Freasc730/
Frechk730/
Freňaková717/
Frag674,156/
Frik672,639/
Frac67932/
Fryk67563/
Freg67197/
Frex67129/
Frák67108/
Frakova6763/
Freieck6732/
Frax6718/
Frec6713/
Fräk6712/
Friyakh679/
Feherek674/
Friyekh674/
Fraq673/
Freddtk671/
Fretcke671/
Freyock671/
Frasckt671/
Freecks671/
Freicks671/
Frijeck671/
Fraková671/
Freiekh671/
Freikch671/
Frakhth671/
Frjk671/
Frahack670/
Freycke670/
Fraweek670/

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