Freixo Surname

198,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Freixo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Freixo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1,2461:8,361752
Brazil7111:301,08911,610
Spain671:697,79230,551
France251:2,656,909193,074
England111:5,065,278148,650
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Freixó (1) are calculated separately.

Freixo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freixo is found most in Portugal. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Freixó. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Freixo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 198,981st most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,470,260 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Freixo reside; 63 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is carried by 1,246 people, or 1 in 8,361. Other than Portugal this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 34 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freixó941/
Freixos921/
Frexo913/
Freixa831,446/
Frixou83204/
Freiso835/
Freixá834/
Frixos834/
Fresio832/
Frecio831/
Freixas772,213/
Freicho7714/
Freixaz774/
Freisjo771/
Friso732,118/
Frizo73468/
Frešo73165/
Freso73134/
Frišo7389/
Frixa7368/
Frezo734/
Frexa733/
Friço731/
Freichos714/
Fretsios711/
Frizzo673,173/
Fresia672,061/
Frisso67336/
Freisa67182/
Frezzo67141/
Frisot6789/
Frecia6784/
Frisou6762/
Frisio6760/
Fresso6750/
Frezou6747/
Frexas6736/
Frieso6718/
Frasio6716/
Freaso679/
Fracio677/
Frecho674/
Fraiso674/
Frioso674/
Fregso673/
Freezo673/
Freiza673/
Frizou673/
Frisoh672/
Fricho672/
Frisoi671/
Fregzo671/
Freuzo671/
Fricio671/
Frixas671/
Frycio671/
Frisoy670/
Frisho670/
Fresoh670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Freixo
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