Frenan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Frenan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frenan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia51:881,70733,815
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Frenan (54) may also be a first name.

Frenan Last Name Facts

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

Frenan (Arabic: الفرنان) is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frenan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Frenan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Frenan are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 54 people.

The surname Frenan is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Grand Bassa County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Frenan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frenan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Frenan surname fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Frenan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frenan in the Arabic language
الفرنانalfrnan-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Frenan
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