Freilich Surname

210,752nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Freilich Surname Definition:

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

Freilich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2701:285,40126,557
Israel3381:25,3183,698
England801:696,47639,547
Poland671:567,29552,993
Canada521:708,56956,910
Australia461:586,86342,409
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
France31:22,140,907385,998
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Freilich 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

Freilich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freilich is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Freilich? popularity and diffusion

Freilich is the 210,752nd most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,721,934 people. The surname Freilich occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Freilich reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Freilich is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,270 people, or 1 in 285,401. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 37 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Freilich exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Freilich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Freilich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freilich last name grew 63,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Freilich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Freilich last name are 41.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Freilich earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.43% more than the national average, earning $57,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $55,141 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freislich94272/
Freiliche941/
Freillich941/
Frelich931,879/
Frilich9311/
Froelich885,799/
Frehlich88291/
Freulich88279/
Fraelich88215/
Frailich8899/
Frielich8840/
Freliche8823/
Freylich8812/
Froilich889/
Freilics888/
Freliech886/
Freilikh885/
Freelich884/
Freilech882/
Freilihs882/
Frelhich881/
Fruelich880/
Frealich880/
Frelaich880/
Freilish880/
Frelih861,155/
Freili8661/
Frelic860/
Fraehlich829/
Froelhich829/
Froihlich826/
Froellich821/
Fraelisch820/
Froelisch820/
Fruelhich820/
Frelikh80410/
Fralich80172/
Frylich8057/
Frélich8044/
Freilij8025/
Frelish8013/
Frelihs8011/
Freilei807/
Frelici802/
Frehlic801/
Freioli801/
Freilid801/
Freilis801/
Freilit801/
Frilihs801/
Frelijh800/
Fraelih800/
Frelichová78221/
Frelichova785/
Froehleich781/
Freli7715/
Frili773/
Fresilli75459/
Freylikh75162/
Frahlich7558/
Fraylich7555/
Frajlich7549/
Freilykh7539/
Freilits758/
Freilitz752/
Fraïlich752/
Fraleich751/
Fraulich751/
Frailikh751/
Fríhlich751/
Freleche751/
Freelish750/
Froelish750/
Freeleic750/
Fralisch750/
Freylichová7411/
Freile713,910/
Fralic71383/
Frelix71318/
Frilia71305/
Frisli7152/
Fresli7147/
Freuli7132/
Frelis7127/
Fressilli7117/
Frelie7114/
Frelia718/
Frøili718/
Frelij714/
Froehlish713/
Freily712/
Freliz712/
Freeli711/
Frelit711/
Freliy711/
Frelyh711/
Fralih711/
Frilis711/
Froili711/
Frelio711/
Fraeli711/
Froehlioh710/
Fraehlech710/
Frilio710/
Freleisch710/
Fraioli673,921/
Freiler671,301/
Fralish67244/
Freiles67234/
Freiley67215/
Frislid67140/
Frailis6790/
Freille6755/
Frelykh6754/
Frélichová6742/
Freilez6736/
Froelhy6731/
Frelijj6729/
Frelitz6724/
Freliez6717/
Frallic6716/
Frailie6716/
Friyoli6716/
Froehli6711/
Frejoli679/
Freilla677/
Fralics677/
Frøisli675/
Fryolih675/
Fraieli673/
Frijili672/
Frajlic672/
Frēlihs671/
Frielli671/
Freelis671/
Frilehe671/
Frojlih671/
Vralich671/
Frelidz671/
Frilitz671/
Froylih671/
Froilio671/
Fraleih671/
Frelies671/
Frelise670/
Frehlie670/
Frailix670/
Fraileh670/
Freelie670/
Freyeli670/
Frahlic670/

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