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 found most in France. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freneau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 950,707th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Freneau reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 261,507. In France it is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 64 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 17 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 6 percent reside. Besides France Freneau occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Freneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Freneau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Freneau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Freneau surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with 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
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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 Freneau
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