Freden Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Freden Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'someone who resides in Friesland'.

Variant of North German: Frey, Frede.

Variant of Dutch: Fries.

Freden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Finland71:785,24338,644
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Fredén (573), Fredèn (1) & Fréden (1) are calculated separately.

Freden (142) may also be a first name.

Freden Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'someone who resides in Friesland'.

Variant of North German: Frey, Frede.

Variant of Dutch: Fries.

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Freden Last Name Facts

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

Freden (Russian: Фрэден) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Fredén, Fredèn or Fréden. Click here for other potential spellings of Freden.

How Common Is The Last Name Freden? popularity and diffusion

The last name Freden is the 1,218,745th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname Freden occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Freden reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 775,413th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 142 people.

The last name Freden is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found, North Dakota, where 9 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.

Freden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Freden last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.19% being registered with the party.

Freden earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $42,991 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fredén94573/
Fredèn941/
Fréden941/
Frieden922,880/
Fredeen92385/
Freeden92163/
Freuden92105/
Freiden9293/
Fredeng9213/
Fredien924/
Freyden923/
Frehden923/
Fredend921/
Fredden920/
Fraeden920/
Froedden8615/
Friedenn868/
Freidhen866/
Friedeen861/
Freidenk861/
Freidene861/
Friedien860/
Fredin832,625/
Friden83305/
Ferden83202/
Fraden83202/
Froden8334/
Fredyn8311/
Fredne837/
Fryden833/
Fröden832/
Fredem831/
Firden830/
Friedn830/
Freeddeen801/
Freidin77362/
Freydin77202/
Freding77200/
Fredyna77101/
Fredina7790/
Freidyn7742/
Fraiden7730/
Fredäng7723/
Friedin7722/
Frodien7722/
Freedin7712/
Frodden7711/
Frideen779/
Ferdeen778/
Friednn772/
Fredion772/
Fjrdeen772/
Freedem771/
Vreeden771/
Freudin771/
Fridehn771/
Fridien771/
Fredihn771/
Freednt771/
Freidem771/
Frayden771/
Frödden771/
Fredind771/
Frodeen770/
Ferdend770/
Fradeen770/
Fradden770/
Fridden770/
Fridend770/
Freiding71149/
Freydina71129/
Freidyna7147/
Freeding7134/
Freyding7110/
Freidina719/
Vårheden713/
Fayredin712/
Fredding711/
Frednova711/
Freydyna711/
Fradin676,222/
Virden672,784/
Ferdyn671,268/
Ferdin671,105/
Fridén671,057/
Verden67548/
Frödin67459/
Frodin67243/
Frödén67145/
Vredin6746/
Frydén6740/
Ferdén6734/
Fradyn6729/
Firdin6717/
Fridin6711/
Fridèn675/
Fridem674/
Frydin673/
Fredinova671/
Fradén671/
Fredim671/
Vraden670/
Fridenque670/

Freden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Freden in the Russian language
Фрэденfreden-

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