Fretigny Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fretigny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fretigny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1881:353,31252,982
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Frétigny (2) are calculated separately.

Fretigny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fretigny is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Frétigny. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fretigny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,206,588th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. Fretigny is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Fretigny reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Fretigny is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 353,312. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 35 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 12 percent reside. Outside of France this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Fretigny Last Name Statistics demography

Fretigny earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frétigny962/
Fretigne88105/
Fraitigny821/
Frétigné7512/
Fortigno751/
Frodign670/
Fortugno632,052/
Fortagne6338/
Fortugna635/
Faure Togni631/
Feredegn631/
Fortegno631/
Furtugno631/
Fortagno631/
Fiordigno594/
Feredegne591/
Vratogna5022/
Fordagna500/

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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 Fretigny
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