Frech Surname

60,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Frech Surname Definition:

(German) The bold man.

Frech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,2301:19,0322,510
United States1,6281:222,64121,565
Austria4821:17,6672,700
Switzerland4371:18,7943,071
France2931:226,69935,158
Brazil2101:1,019,40235,992
Hungary1411:69,6197,137
Nicaragua1361:44,2731,354
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Peru791:402,33112,852
Honduras711:124,1751,841
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
El Salvador231:275,8212,336
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Guatemala151:1,072,1785,317
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England101:5,571,806158,774
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:134,27512,787

Frech (94) may also be a first name.

Frech Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The bold man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Frech Last Name Facts

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

Frech (Russian: Фреч) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frech? popularity and diffusion

Frech is the 60,908th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 882,163 people. The last name Frech occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Frech live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Frech is also the 980,251st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 94 people.

The last name Frech is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 4,230 people, or 1 in 19,032. In Germany Frech is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 48 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Beside Germany Frech is found in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Frech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frech has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 435 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frech Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Frech surname are 17.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Frech earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 164.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,224 per year; in South Africa they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning R 250,068 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.75% less than the national average, earning $15,040,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $47,287 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $50,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freche91879/
Fresch91774/
Freach9166/
Frecht9126/
Fretch9123/
Froech9114/
Freuch915/
Freich914/
Freech911/
Freych911/
Friech911/
Freh89466/
Frec8913/
Freyche83347/
Friesch83295/
Freiche8390/
Fresche8316/
Freichs8312/
Fretsch833/
Freisch832/
Freitch832/
Freshch831/
Frestch831/
Fretche830/
Frettch830/
Freusch830/
Freesch830/
Fresh806,709/
Freih802,717/
Ferch801,987/
Frach801,087/
Frieh80934/
Frich80796/
Frece80494/
Froch80492/
Frych80348/
Fröch80295/
Firch80201/
Fredh80130/
Frehr80103/
Fresc8058/
Freyh8031/
Frehs8015/
Freuh807/
Friec805/
Frekh803/
Frehh803/
Freic802/
Frezh802/
Fredc801/
Freci801/
Frehz801/
Frerh800/
Fretc800/
Freec800/
Frietsch771,675/
Friedsch7731/
Frechová7719/
Freitsch772/
Freische771/
Frestsch771/
Freitche770/
Fretsche770/
Fre751,287/
Frisch7323,044/
Fritch732,701/
Friche73896/
Ferche73304/
Friehs73202/
Freece73197/
Freher7386/
Freyth7367/
Freesh7365/
Freezh7356/
Frichs7348/
Fertch7339/
Frysch7325/
Vresch7312/
Freshh7310/
Firtch7310/
Freihs7310/
Fraich739/
Freace736/
Fairch736/
Friesh735/
Freish734/
Frèche734/
Frêche734/
Frichz734/
Fierch733/
Fricht733/
Freehe732/
Freesc732/
Fricsh732/
Freice732/
Freikh732/
Fresci732/
Freedh732/
Frzeeh732/
Froich732/
Freysh731/
Fercht731/
Frehes731/
Freiht731/
Frhesh731/
Vreech731/
Fircht731/
Fyorch731/
Fresce731/
Fredcz731/
Fredzh731/
Freash731/
Feirch731/
Fruich730/
Firchs730/
Fresht730/
Fridch730/
Ferzch730/
Fherch730/
Firche730/
Freths730/
Freasc730/
Freush730/
Frey67124,709/
Fred6747,806/
Fritsch6746,451/
Frei6739,331/
Free6734,397/
Frej675,397/
Fryc674,440/
Frez672,895/
Frih672,233/
Frie672,108/
Fric672,063/
Frische671,513/
Fret671,209/
Frea67646/
Fres67573/
Fritche67546/
Fertsch67495/
Freu67455/
Fraiche67273/
Frha67130/
Frex67129/
Frer67114/
Føre6787/
Frre6762/
Firc6738/
Fristch6727/
Fréh6720/
Frytche6720/
Ferc6719/
Frée678/
Fære677/
Freihse677/
Firtsch675/
Freijdh675/
Vreh674/
Frhi673/
Fjrc673/
Fryh673/
Freiseh672/
Fritcsh672/
Frytsch672/
Fraîche672/
Freitzsche672/
Freś672/
Fridche672/
Frep672/
Frischt672/
Freydzh671/
Frishch671/
Frohhch671/
Fritchs671/
Frge671/
Frze671/
Pfrisch671/
Freß671/
Freš671/
Fruisch671/
Frhe671/
Frjh671/
Frydche671/
Fritdch671/
Fhre671/
Fyrc671/
Fretsth670/
Fricsch670/
Freiths670/
Fresshe670/

Frech Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frech in the Russian language
Фречfrec-

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