Freneau Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Freneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Freneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2541:261,50740,317
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Freneau (12) may also be a first name.

Freneau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freneau is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Freneau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freneau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 950,707th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Freneau are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Freneau is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

Freneau is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 261,507. In France Freneau is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 64 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 17 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 6 percent are found. Excluding France it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Freneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Freneau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Freneau surname increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Freneau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Freneau last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Freneau earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frenea9266/
Frenyea86150/
Frenieu861/
Frengeu861/
Fregnaux8018/
Fregna77170/
Frinea77125/
Frenia7769/
Frenya7749/
Frenha776/
Frențiu71115/
Franjau7124/
Fresnia713/
Fregnia711/
Fregney711/
Freinha711/
Frinyea710/
Frenjiya672/
Frégnaux671/
Freñu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Freneau
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