Freire Surname
Approximately 263,787 people bear this surname
Freire Surname Definition:
Of unknown geographic origin. Name of village near Mondonedo. Derived from latin "frigere" - to fry, to cook by frying.
Galician name united to Andrade family since remote times.
Read More About This SurnameFreire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 178,678 | 1:1,198 | 143 |
| Ecuador | 25,320 | 1:628 | 89 |
| Portugal | 12,370 | 1:842 | 144 |
| Spain | 12,089 | 1:3,867 | 474 |
| Angola | 9,071 | 1:2,975 | 468 |
| Mozambique | 6,798 | 1:4,010 | 928 |
| Argentina | 4,080 | 1:10,476 | 991 |
| Chile | 3,352 | 1:5,256 | 648 |
| United States | 3,022 | 1:119,940 | 12,843 |
| Cape Verde | 1,701 | 1:311 | 63 |
| Uruguay | 1,591 | 1:2,157 | 257 |
| Cuba | 1,045 | 1:11,027 | 915 |
| Venezuela | 851 | 1:35,492 | 2,034 |
| France | 851 | 1:78,053 | 10,974 |
| Colombia | 489 | 1:97,697 | 3,579 |
| Canada | 414 | 1:88,999 | 9,813 |
| Peru | 351 | 1:90,553 | 6,027 |
| Mexico | 213 | 1:582,752 | 9,793 |
| Israel | 172 | 1:49,754 | 6,556 |
| England | 161 | 1:346,075 | 25,095 |
| Panama | 127 | 1:30,805 | 1,786 |
| Australia | 124 | 1:217,707 | 20,896 |
| Switzerland | 121 | 1:67,875 | 8,194 |
| South Africa | 93 | 1:582,556 | 44,854 |
| Belgium | 86 | 1:133,682 | 19,279 |
| Paraguay | 77 | 1:93,984 | 2,236 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 49 | 1:3,621 | 328 |
| Italy | 46 | 1:1,329,493 | 77,702 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Puerto Rico | 21 | 1:169,054 | 2,039 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Andorra | 19 | 1:4,413 | 868 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Guatemala | 12 | 1:1,340,222 | 5,550 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
The alternate forms: Freiré (2) are calculated separately.
Freire (234) may also be a first name.
Freire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of unknown geographic origin. Name of village near Mondonedo. Derived from latin "frigere" - to fry, to cook by frying.
Galician name united to Andrade family since remote times.
User-submitted Reference
Freire or Freyre is a surname of religious origin. It comes from the word freire, meaning 'knight' of 'military order', who has some of the religious vows and resides in a convent, which in turn comes from French frére (brother).
- blanchexxaOriginally from the latin 'frater' meaning 'brother', later becoming 'frade' in Portuguese, meaning 'friar'.
- superfradeFreire Demographics
Average Male Freire Height
173.17 cm
Average Female Freire Height
160.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Freire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Freire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Freire (Russian: Фреире) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Freiré. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Freire? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,078th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 27,627 people. The last name Freire is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Freire are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 68 percent are found in Luso-South America. Freire is also the 585,759th most widespread given name globally, borne by 234 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 178,678 people, or 1 in 1,198. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Ceará, where 11 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Not including Brazil this surname exists in 78 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 10 percent live and Portugal, where 5 percent live.
Freire Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Freire surname are 3.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.91% being registered with the party.
The amount Freire earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.32% less than the national average, earning €7,712 per year; in Peru they earn 278.91% more than the national average, earning S/. 73,451 per year; in South Africa they earn 128.75% more than the national average, earning R 543,600 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.61% less than the national average, earning $21,429,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $49,942 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Freire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Freire in the Russian language | ||
| Фреире | freire | - |
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Freire Reference & Research
Freire History - An article about the name and word on Wikipedia.
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