Freitas Surname
Approximately 552,063 people bear this surname
Freitas Surname User-submission:
Freitas is a surname of Portuguese origin. It is a toponymic surname derived from the word fracta, which means 'broken'. Thus, the surname originates from a place where there was many broken stones or a very rugged terrain.
Freitas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 388,605 | 1:551 | 73 |
| Portugal | 43,989 | 1:237 | 42 |
| Angola | 37,466 | 1:720 | 120 |
| East Timor | 32,580 | 1:37 | 9 |
| Mozambique | 17,922 | 1:1,521 | 364 |
| United States | 14,098 | 1:25,710 | 3,235 |
| France | 2,930 | 1:22,670 | 2,638 |
| Togo | 2,100 | 1:3,451 | 531 |
| Uruguay | 1,819 | 1:1,887 | 232 |
| Spain | 1,507 | 1:31,023 | 3,147 |
| Canada | 1,260 | 1:29,243 | 3,835 |
| Venezuela | 1,246 | 1:24,241 | 1,643 |
| England | 974 | 1:57,205 | 6,896 |
| Peru | 971 | 1:32,733 | 3,260 |
| Argentina | 530 | 1:80,648 | 6,825 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Indonesia | 354 | 1:373,585 | 32,009 |
| South Africa | 354 | 1:153,044 | 17,319 |
| Australia | 311 | 1:86,803 | 10,027 |
| Cape Verde | 294 | 1:1,802 | 113 |
| Thailand | 234 | 1:301,873 | 52,033 |
| Bolivia | 233 | 1:45,564 | 2,589 |
| Switzerland | 170 | 1:48,311 | 6,479 |
| Germany | 137 | 1:587,631 | 47,553 |
| India | 136 | 1:5,640,187 | 135,419 |
| Luxembourg | 127 | 1:4,571 | 632 |
| Benin | 107 | 1:96,594 | 11,054 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 86 | 1:2,063 | 246 |
| Belgium | 79 | 1:145,527 | 20,575 |
| Netherlands | 68 | 1:248,341 | 31,935 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Suriname | 64 | 1:8,635 | 2,172 |
| Italy | 51 | 1:1,199,151 | 74,752 |
| Jersey | 51 | 1:1,945 | 315 |
| New Zealand | 50 | 1:90,566 | 12,574 |
| Chile | 46 | 1:382,967 | 10,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Ecuador | 32 | 1:497,058 | 10,858 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Paraguay | 31 | 1:233,443 | 4,129 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 29 | 1:47,034 | 4,189 |
| Andorra | 21 | 1:3,992 | 813 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Namibia | 17 | 1:141,729 | 9,461 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 92 | 1:545,855 | 37,602 |
The alternate forms: Freïtas (2) are calculated separately.
Freitas (6,687) may also be a first name.
Freitas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Freitas is a surname of Portuguese origin. It is a toponymic surname derived from the word fracta, which means 'broken'. Thus, the surname originates from a place where there was many broken stones or a very rugged terrain.
- dd2Freitas means 'roto', a name for one who lived on the broken earth.
- ranixonPortuguese toponymic, from an estate near Fafe.
- mfariacastroFreitas Demographics
Average Freitas Salary in
United States
$47,285 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Freitas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Freitas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Freitas (Arabic: فرتياس, Marathi: ीटास, Russian: Фреитас) is found most in Brazil. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Freïtas. Click here for further possible spellings of Freitas.
How Common Is The Last Name Freitas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 964th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,201 people. The surname Freitas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Freitas reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 70 percent reside in Luso-South America. Freitas is also the 79,924th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 6,687 people.
It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 388,605 people, or 1 in 551. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 15 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live and Ceará, where 9 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname occurs in 118 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 8 percent live and Angola, where 7 percent live.
Freitas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Freitas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Freitas last name expanded 15,324 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Freitas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Freitas last name are 42.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.68% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Freitas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,894 per year; in South Africa they earn 135.82% more than the national average, earning R 560,388 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning $18,585,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $47,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $53,359 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Freitas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Freitas in the Marathi language | ||
| ीटास | itasa | 50 |
| ईतास | itasa | 25 |
| ईटस | itasa | 25 |
| Freitas in the Russian language | ||
| Фреитас | freitas | - |
| Freitas in the Arabic language | ||
| فرتياس | frtyas | - |
| فريتاس | frytas | - |
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Freitas Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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