Fred Surname

11,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Fred Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,3311:18,9841,759
Rwanda7,7521:1,466350
Tanzania6,4291:8,2351,077
Malawi4,3131:3,969544
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
United States3,2031:113,16212,248
Ghana1,8011:15,0031,939
Papua New Guinea1,6531:4,933290
Kenya1,4971:30,8483,382
Vanuatu7471:35253
Micronesia7061:15020
France5141:129,22719,722
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Pakistan4321:413,5287,702
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Sweden3561:27,6592,254
Malaysia3401:86,7486,052
Liberia3371:13,0821,396
Zimbabwe3241:47,6497,309
Seychelles3111:29747
Solomon Islands2071:2,802268
Uganda2061:189,51115,501
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
England1671:333,64124,529
India1261:6,087,820142,101
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
Brazil1141:1,877,84560,321
Finland1031:53,3666,379
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Australia841:321,37727,634
Philippines751:1,349,84399,755
Iran741:1,037,60247,336
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Poland661:575,89053,502
China611:22,415,1081,242
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Saint Lucia351:5,108704
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Zambia171:932,34829,315
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Algeria121:3,219,29645,820
Congo111:453,55410,703
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Togo91:805,3086,372
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Norway71:734,61250,907
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales71:442,07621,198
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3581:140,27613,217

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

Fred (1,287,372) may also be a first name.

Fred Last Name Facts

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

Fred (Hindi: फ्रेड) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant: Fréd. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fred? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,750th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 152,440 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Fred live; 34 percent live in East Africa and 32 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Fred is also the 618th most numerous given name globally, held by 1,287,372 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 9,331 people, or 1 in 18,984. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 29 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 24 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 133 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Fred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fred has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fred last name increased 895 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fred Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Fred last name are 14.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fred earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.8% less than the national average, earning R 197,712 per year; in United States they earn 12.27% less than the national average, earning $37,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.74% less than the national average, earning $43,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fréd922/
Freed8917,371/
Fried8917,226/
Freid891,009/
Freud89969/
Fread89792/
Fredd89292/
Freyd89279/
Freds89212/
Fredh89130/
Fredz8927/
Fredt8910/
Fraed899/
Fredø899/
Froed897/
Wfred893/
Frred891/
Fre861,287/
Friedt801,315/
Faired80215/
Freidt80148/
Freydt80106/
Freijd8076/
Føreid8055/
Fredsø8020/
Freads805/
Freeds804/
Åfreds804/
Friedh804/
Freidz803/
Fredds803/
Freedd803/
Freids803/
Fredås803/
Freudt802/
Fyrhed802/
Freedh802/
Fhreed801/
Fredcz801/
Freddt801/
Froejd801/
Freesd800/
Froedt800/
Frey75124,709/
Frei7539,331/
Free7534,397/
Frid756,636/
Frez752,895/
Frie752,108/
Fret751,209/
Frea75646/
Fres75573/
Fryd75474/
Freh75466/
Freu75455/
Ferd75277/
Fird75123/
Frer75114/
Føre7587/
Frre7562/
Fríd7536/
Frýd7517/
Färd7516/
Frée758/
Fære757/
Fyrd754/
Freś752/
Frep752/
Frge751/
Frze751/
Freß751/
Freš751/
Frhe751/
Fhre751/
Fjrd751/
Fredova7317/
Fredová737/
Freijdh735/
Fredtte731/
Fairhed731/
Freadtz731/
Freer6711,062/
Frech678,261/
Fresh676,709/
Freij673,439/
Frete672,878/
Freih672,717/
Frett672,134/
Frees671,919/
Freas671,867/
Freis671,740/
Fridh671,123/
Frieh67934/
Ferte67920/
Freet67828/
Pfrez67753/
Fridd67381/
Froyd67367/
Froid67337/
Frets67258/
Freys67256/
Faird67248/
Fraid67244/
Førre67230/
Friet67106/
Færge67104/
Fress67104/
Frehr67103/
Freez6799/
Freit6798/
Freiß6777/
Frite6775/
Frojd6769/
Firte6765/
Fridt6751/
Freiz6750/
Frøyd6745/
Fræer6745/
Freyt6744/
Feard6741/
Frest6740/
Freyz6737/
Friey6734/
Freyh6731/
Fîrte6728/
Frøge6727/
Frête6725/
Pferd6724/
Frøjd6723/
Frayd6722/
Frije6717/
Frydt6716/
Frehs6715/
Ferdz6715/
Frøid6714/
Frepp6712/
Fiord6711/
Frödå6710/
Fritd679/
Freuh677/
Freap677/
Frajd677/
Frrer676/
Frihd676/
Vreed675/
Phred674/
Fraet674/
Freey674/
Føhre674/
Freat673/
Friej673/
Frehh673/
Freydova672/
Frrid672/
Freut672/
Frerr672/
Frões672/
Freeß672/
Freht672/
Frejs672/
Ferds672/
Fajrd672/
Frrie672/
Fruid671/
Freth671/
Ferrd671/
Firdt671/
Fherd671/
Freea671/
Freep671/
Freip671/
Fresj671/
Frezs671/
Frezz671/
Frhey671/
Friea671/
Froet671/
Froey671/
Frree671/
Frres671/
Fryod671/
Frzee671/
Foird671/
Vreid671/
Vroed671/
Fyord671/
Frejz671/
Freië671/
Frehz671/
Frret671/
Frőjd671/
Frydz671/
Fräjd671/
Frète671/
Fierd671/
Firds671/
Freej671/
Firdz671/
Frihe671/
Vfrre671/
Wfrre671/
Freee671/
Frhhe671/
Firrd671/
Fyrte671/
Hfrie671/
Frhes670/
Pfree670/
Freae670/
Fryte670/
Ferdt670/
Frerh670/

Fred Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fred in the Hindi language
फ्रेडphreda-

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Fred Reference & Research

Fred/ Frad/ Freed/ F FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Fred/ Frad/ Freed/ F FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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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  • 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 Fred
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