Freilach Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Freilach Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) Freylikh in Yiddish means “happy” and is a patronym for the Hebrew Simchah.

Freilach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria431:198,03324,866
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Freilach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) Freylikh in Yiddish means “happy” and is a patronym for the Hebrew Simchah.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Freilach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freilach is carried by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Freilach? popularity and diffusion

Freilach is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Freilach live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Austria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 198,033. In Austria it is primarily found in: Vienna, where 63 percent reside, Lower Austria, where 35 percent reside and Styria, where 2 percent reside. Besides Austria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Freilach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Freilach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Freilach last name grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Freilach Last Name Statistics demography

Freilach earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frelach930/
Freylach8813/
Freilech882/
Frelaich880/
Frelac861/
Froehlach821/
Freilla807/
Frela77175/
Frila773/
Frecilla756/
Freylakh756/
Freillat752/
Froeloch751/
Fraleich751/
Freylachová7410/
Frechilla71644/
Frelat71566/
Frilia71305/
Frelas71158/
Frilay7169/
Froila7146/
Fruela7127/
Freilo7121/
Fraila7117/
Freyellah7114/
Friola7110/
Frelia718/
Freela717/
Fricillah716/
Frelau716/
Friela713/
Freula711/
Frecillas711/
Frelaś711/
Freyla711/
Vrilah711/
Fresla711/
Frilas711/
Fritla711/
Freleisch710/
Friloh710/
Freiley67215/
Frawela67153/
Frelaut67150/
Frelaux6737/
Frelaud6717/
Fraiola6715/
Froella6712/
Freilei677/
Frielas674/
Frislia674/
Freilot673/
Freglia672/
Frecillias671/
Frgalah671/
Frealho671/
Frijala671/
Froehleich671/
Fraleih671/
Freilão671/
Freyala671/
Freylay671/
Frajela671/
Froilaz671/
Frielay670/
Fralaci670/
Frailas670/
Fraliah670/

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