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Where Does The Last Name Freese Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Freese is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Freëse. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Freese? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 25,841^st most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 349,825 people. The surname Freese occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Freese are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Freese is also the 1,807,719^th most common first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 10,019 people, or 1 in 8,035. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Freese Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Freese has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freese last name increased 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Freese Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Freese surname are 19.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Freese earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.9% more than the national average, earning R 292,056 per year; in United States they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $45,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $47,914 CAD per year.