Fregeau Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Fregeau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fregeau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7851:461,73139,386
Canada6271:58,7656,922
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Frégeau (58) are calculated separately.

Fregeau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fregeau is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as: Frégeau. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fregeau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 273,426th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,124,856 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Fregeau live; 99 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Fregeau is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 785 people, or 1 in 461,731. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent reside, Illinois, where 15 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 14 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 44 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Fregeau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fregeau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fregeau surname increased 7,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fregeau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fregeau surname are 2.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Fregeau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $45,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.49% less than the national average, earning $41,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frégeau9558/
Freegeau931/
Fregea920/
Fregeault887/
Fergeau86187/
Fregeai8652/
Frageau8623/
Fregeat8615/
Frigeau861/
Fregead861/
Fregeais8038/
Fergeaux801/
Fergeaud801/
Frigea77118/
Fregja772/
Fregeo772/
Fergeault7525/
Frigeault753/
Vergeau71198/
Freguia7180/
Fergeus7150/
Fregeot715/
Freezia715/
Freguya713/
Frégeai712/
Frégeat711/
Frageou711/
Frigeat711/
Fridgeu711/
Frezzea711/
Frejeah711/
Fresieu711/
Fresgia710/
Fregugia6720/
Ferengja6710/
Freeseha676/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fregeau
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