Frenay Surname

306,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Guam

Frenay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frenay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5161:22,2803,482
France4731:140,42921,617
Netherlands1521:111,10017,774
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Guam81:20,0153,029
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Frénay (8) are calculated separately.

Frenay Last Name Facts

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

Frenay has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also be found in the variant forms: Frénay. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Frenay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 306,393rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,905,629 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Frenay live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 516 people, or 1 in 22,280. In Belgium Frenay is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 81 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 12 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Belgium Frenay is found in 17 countries. It is also found in France, where 38 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 12 percent reside.

Frenay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frenay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frenay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Frenay surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Frenay earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.75% more than the national average, earning $96,545 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frénay948/
Fresnay92547/
Frenaye9223/
Freenay921/
Frena911,555/
Freny9130/
Fresnaye86162/
Fresnays861/
Freeny83923/
Frenoy83722/
Freney83581/
Fregna83170/
Friena8387/
Frenys8369/
Frenea8366/
Fernay8348/
Freina8343/
Freiny8342/
Frenyo8326/
Frenga839/
Freena837/
Frenha836/
Freyna834/
Freyny833/
Frenas833/
Frenat833/
Freany832/
Frenyi832/
Frieny832/
Fresna832/
Frenah831/
Frinay831/
Froeny831/
Fronay831/
Frenau831/
Fraeny830/
Freuna830/
Franay830/
Fraena830/
Freeney771,549/
Freaney77453/
Freneat77210/
Frenais77163/
Frenaud7750/
Frenaij7742/
Frenaux7719/
Franaya7715/
Fresney779/
Fresnea779/
Freneey778/
Freniya776/
Fresnoy776/
Frainay775/
Fernays774/
Fresnau773/
Freyney772/
Frenaut772/
Freenaa771/
Freiney771/
Freinha771/
Freneya771/
Freynat771/
Fregney771/
Fraeney770/
Fiernay770/
Frreuny770/
Freni732,247/
Frana731,282/
Frene73485/
Ferna73363/
Firna73182/
Frona73163/
Ferny7396/
Frina7366/
Friny734/
Frenh734/
Fryna732/
Frény731/
Fresnais711,052/
Frisenna71668/
Fernaays71148/
Fresnaud7126/
Fregnaux7118/
Freinats712/
Fairnnay711/
Frenault711/
Freniyas711/
Fresnait711/
Fresneas711/
Fairnaye710/
Vernay676,722/
Frayne673,013/
Franey672,629/
Fregni672,069/
Fernau671,323/
Fronea671,064/
Frayna671,004/
Freyne67778/
Firnas67695/
Fresne67668/
Ferney67656/
Firnaz67585/
Frenes67545/
Frener67411/
Frenet67230/
Frynas67204/
Fernea67182/
Fernat67158/
Frohna67141/
Frinea67125/
Frenis67119/
Fraina67113/
Fregne6771/
Freine6769/
Fernas6764/
Frisna6763/
Frøyna6760/
Frahna6758/
Frajna6758/
Frenți6752/
Fretni6750/
Freene6746/
Frajny6742/
Fyrnys6735/
Froney6734/
Frenhi6729/
Firnys6728/
Firnau6726/
Friona6725/
Frenee6725/
Fronha6723/
Frenoi6723/
Frenez6722/
Vrenaj6722/
Fernaz6720/
Frysny6720/
Franoy6717/
Frenhe6717/
Frzina6714/
Frénoy6713/
Frysna6712/
Fresnault6711/
Vronay6711/
Fernad6710/
Fresni6710/
Frhana679/
Frenie679/
Frehnhaus678/
Freeni676/
Virnay675/
Franna675/
Freyni675/
Freane674/
Fernah674/
Friene674/
Frénéa674/
Frenje674/
Frinas673/
Vranay673/
Vreyna673/
Freenh673/
Fernaj672/
Fronna672/
Fernna672/
Fringa672/
Franai672/
Firney671/
Fierny671/
Feerny671/
Fairna671/
Fyrney671/
Freneh671/
Frenge671/
Frinat671/
Frohny671/
Frainy671/
Fearny671/
Fernoy671/
Fronah671/
Fronoy671/
Frinha671/
Franaċ671/
Vrenea671/
Fairny671/
Freiné671/
Frengi671/
Frenio671/
Frenit671/
Frenou671/
Frenèš671/
Frinai671/
Fierna671/
Fernyś671/
Fergna671/
Firnah671/
Firnap671/
Firnad671/
Franãa671/
Fernae671/
Frinoy671/
Franah670/
Friney670/
Fernny670/
Phreny670/
Frinah670/
Franau670/
Freune670/

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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 Frenay
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