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

Freir is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Freir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freir? popularity and diffusion

Freir is the 1,484,726th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Freir reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 82,613. In Ireland Freir is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 98 percent live and Munster, where 2 percent live. Excluding Ireland Freir occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 12 percent live.

Freir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Freir has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Freir last name rose 1,425 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it rose 126 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Freir surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the 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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