Frelink Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Frelink Surname User-submission:

The surname Frelink comes from the Dutch surname Vrielink, in the High Middle Ages going back to the German surname Friling. It 'owner of private land'.

Frelink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Frelink Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Frelink comes from the Dutch surname Vrielink, in the High Middle Ages going back to the German surname Friling. It 'owner of private land'.

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Frelink Last Name Facts

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

Frelink is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frelink? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,380,086th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. Frelink occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Frelink reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 108,251. In The Netherlands Frelink is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 47 percent reside, North Holland, where 24 percent reside and Overijssel, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

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