Freir Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Freir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Freir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:82,6134,798
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Freir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freir has its highest incidence in Ireland. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,484,726th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name Freir is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Freir reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in Ireland, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 82,613. In Ireland Freir is most frequent in: Leinster, where 98 percent reside and Munster, where 2 percent reside. Barring Ireland it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Scotland, where 12 percent reside.

Freir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Freir has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name increased 1,425 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it increased 126 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freir Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Freir last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Freir earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $40,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 65.94% more than the national average, earning $82,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freire91263,787/
Freier917,948/
Freirt913/
Frer89114/
Frir899/
Freiert83310/
Freiher8319/
Freiere837/
Frieier833/
Frreire833/
Freiour833/
Freiire831/
Frejier831/
Freiure831/
Freuier830/
Fryer8025,466/
Freer8011,062/
Frere806,938/
Frier803,312/
Frear801,759/
Frair80635/
Fraer80545/
Frehr80103/
Frior8064/
Freyr8049/
Fræer8045/
Frire8034/
Frihr8027/
Froer8014/
Fruer8011/
Frrer806/
Frerd804/
Freur804/
Frirz803/
Frerr802/
Frird801/
Frirt801/
Vreir801/
Frger801/
Friër801/
Frert801/
Frerh800/
Frzer800/
Freiherr77503/
Freihart77197/
Freihert772/
Frrreire771/
Fraire7314,457/
Freyer738,903/
Freyre737,483/
Frayer731,710/
Freear73623/
Frajer73466/
Freard73326/
Freuer73293/
Frehar73122/
Frejer7391/
Freure7388/
Freher7386/
Fräger7377/
Frauer7370/
Fraier7368/
Froyer7342/
Freart7328/
Freere7314/
Fryjer7313/
Frzier7310/
Frejar739/
Frerre738/
Frower734/
Froehr734/
Freyar733/
Fraiar733/
Freyrd733/
Frawer732/
Fréger732/
Fretrz731/
Friear731/
Fraair731/
Frrere731/
Froier731/
Fërrer731/
Frairt731/
Frehár731/
Freare730/
Fryier730/
Friyer730/
Fraisr730/
Frrrer730/
Fruyer730/
Vreier730/
Freihardt7131/
Freierová7116/
Frugier671,936/
Frigger67605/
Frygier67229/
Frar67187/
Freyher67123/
Frahier6776/
Freeyer6758/
Fregger6744/
Frowert6727/
Frejert6714/
Freyard6712/
Frigier6712/
Fragger6711/
Frogger6710/
Frajier679/
Frawert677/
Frairre673/
Fraiere672/
Frayher672/
Frayier672/
Freyert672/
Freeour671/
Frithrd671/
Froirth671/
Frzaier671/
Fryr671/
Freyrre671/
Frejerė671/
Frayirz671/
Frujier671/
Frégier671/
Vrer671/
Frohear670/
Frahiar670/
Frauier670/
Frawerd670/
Frouert670/
Frayerr670/
Frahger670/

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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
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  • 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 Freir
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