Frei Surname

14,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Frei Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting a 'free man'.

Frei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland20,8721:39312
Germany8,5121:9,4581,185
United States3,6521:99,24911,030
Italy1,0021:61,03510,905
Austria9351:9,1071,180
Hungary5771:17,0131,920
Ukraine5191:87,71212,591
Brazil4751:450,68317,097
France3571:186,05828,941
Canada3321:110,98111,875
Argentina2051:208,50417,193
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Czechia1681:63,29410,596
Chile1361:129,5334,587
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Denmark1001:56,4475,764
England981:568,55234,674
Russia901:1,601,367107,342
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Spain661:708,36430,810
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Poland511:745,27061,215
Latvia511:40,1976,121
Angola491:550,8002,323
Romania441:456,31535,605
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Norway271:190,45522,163
Liechtenstein261:1,476152
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Israel111:777,96750,646
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Finland71:785,24338,644
China61:227,886,92811,701
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:196,93617,192

Frei (666) may also be a first name.

Frei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting a 'free man'.

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Frei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frei (Arabic: فرى, Russian: Фреи) occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,164th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 185,288 people. The surname Frei occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Frei are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 321,585th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 666 people.

The last name Frei is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 20,872 people, or 1 in 393. In Switzerland Frei is most prevalent in: Canton of Zürich, where 30 percent reside, Canton of St Gallen, where 15 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland Frei exists in 89 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Frei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frei has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Frei surname rose 1,432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 754 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Frei surname are 24.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.63% registered with the party.

The amount Frei earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.71% less than the national average, earning 326,334 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.57% less than the national average, earning R 183,996 per year; in United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $50,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freij893,439/
Freih892,717/
Freis891,740/
Freid891,009/
Freie89461/
Freit8998/
Freiß8977/
Freiz8950/
Freia8945/
Freji894/
Freii891/
Freip891/
Freio891/
Freyi891/
Freië891/
Fri863,394/
Fre861,287/
Freije802,021/
Freiha80624/
Freiss80566/
Freist80358/
Freisz80170/
Freidt80148/
Freijs80121/
Freijd8076/
Føreid8055/
Freits8044/
Freias8038/
Freios8027/
Freihs8010/
Freies809/
Freitt809/
Freihe806/
Freieh805/
Freish804/
Fregie804/
Freich804/
Frehia804/
Freiij804/
Freidz803/
Freids803/
Frejie803/
Freeji801/
Freiht801/
Freiie801/
Freioe801/
Freyii801/
Freiez801/
Freiis801/
Freiyo801/
Freiad801/
Freeyi801/
Freipp801/
Freiot800/
Freiat800/
Frey75124,709/
Frye7550,354/
Fred7547,806/
Free7534,397/
Frid756,636/
Friz754,511/
Frez752,895/
Frih752,233/
Frie752,108/
Fris751,925/
Frio751,355/
Fret751,209/
Frai751,078/
Frea75646/
Fres75573/
Freh75466/
Freu75455/
Friš75213/
Frit75197/
Frij75163/
Frer75114/
Frii7594/
Føre7587/
Froe7573/
Frre7562/
Frue7557/
Froi7554/
Friß7524/
Frae7510/
Frée758/
Fëri758/
Fryi757/
Fære757/
Frip755/
Frui754/
Friș754/
Frri754/
Friy753/
Frhi753/
Freś752/
Frep752/
Frge751/
Frze751/
Freß751/
Freš751/
Pfri751/
Frhe751/
Frzi751/
Fhre751/
Freiová73150/
Freihat7395/
Freggia7341/
Freijdh735/
Freggio734/
Freihah733/
Freisch732/
Freitch732/
Freihad732/
Freiova732/
Freiech731/
Freihut731/
Freihet731/
Freiggi731/
Freihit731/
Freeiot730/
Freiths730/
Freed6717,371/
Freer6711,062/
Frech678,261/
Fresh676,709/
Frois674,583/
Froio672,498/
Fripp672,356/
Frett672,134/
Frees671,919/
Freas671,867/
Freye671,612/
Fraij671,213/
Fraiz671,186/
Fridh671,123/
Freud67969/
Frieh67934/
Freet67828/
Fraih67810/
Frais67803/
Frich67796/
Friss67795/
Frija67794/
Fread67792/
Fruit67786/
Pfrez67753/
Frist67474/
Freus67473/
Frish67446/
Freihaut67394/
Fridd67381/
Fraia67347/
Froid67337/
Frait67327/
Frejo67315/
Fredd67292/
Froiz67286/
Freyd67279/
Fróis67273/
Frets67258/
Freys67256/
Fraid67244/
Førre67230/
Frijo67219/
Freds67212/
Friio67208/
Friia67206/
Fraiß67204/
Fraye67162/
Froye67157/
Freja67139/
Freue67134/
Fredh67130/
Fraai67123/
Freua67122/
Fruia67122/
Færge67104/
Fress67104/
Frehr67103/
Freez6799/
Fryia6764/
Fraio6753/
Friji6752/
Froia6752/
Fridt6751/
Fræer6745/
Freyt6744/
Frest6740/
Freyz6737/
Fryje6734/
Friey6734/
Fritt6731/
Freyh6731/
Friya6729/
Frøge6727/
Fredz6727/
Frizt6726/
Fraje6725/
Friye6719/
Freha6718/
Fraji6718/
Frijs6718/
Frije6717/
Frowe6715/
Frehs6715/
Freah6715/
Frayi6714/
Frøid6714/
Froit6712/
Frepp6712/
Fredt6710/
Freuz6710/
Frihs6710/
Fritd679/
Fredø679/
Fruis678/
Freya678/
Freuh677/
Freap677/
Frizz676/
Frrer676/
Frihd676/
Frioj675/
Freje675/
Fróio675/
Fraiu675/
Fhrye674/
Freey674/
Fraiy674/
Frizs674/
Føhre674/
Friyo674/
Freat673/
Friej673/
Fraue673/
Frišt673/
Frehh673/
Friph672/
Fruiz672/
Freitsch672/
Froji672/
Frrid672/
Freut672/
Frerr672/
Frões672/
Freeß672/
Frišs672/
Fryji672/
Frejs672/
Frrie672/
Fruid671/
Fhrai671/
Freea671/
Freep671/
Fresj671/
Frezs671/
Frezz671/
Frhey671/
Friea671/
Fraie671/
Fraii671/
Froey671/
Frred671/
Frree671/
Frres671/
Frris671/
Fruje671/
Fryie671/
Frzee671/
Vreia671/
Vreji671/
Freyo671/
Froue671/
Frejó671/
Froje671/
Freuś671/
Frejy671/
Frejz671/
Freyè671/
Freňa671/
Frehz671/
Frret671/
Fruie671/
Friës671/
Freej671/
Frihe671/
Pfrit671/
Vfrre671/
Wfris671/
Wfrre671/
Freee671/
Frhai671/
Frhhe671/
Fritp671/
Hfrie671/
Frhes670/
Pfree670/
Freux670/
Freae670/
Fruih670/
Frrye670/
Frerh670/
Freyu670/

Frei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frei in the Russian language
Фреиfrei-
Frei in the Arabic language
فرىfry-
فرّيfry-
فريfry-

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