Freton Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Freton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Freton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2791:238,07436,915
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Freton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freton is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 924,083rd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Freton reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Freton is most widespread in France, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 238,074. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 62 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 5 percent are found. Excluding France this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Freton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Freton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Freton last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freston92273/
Fretton92163/
Freeton924/
Freyton921/
Freeston86873/
Frestone866/
Freetone861/
Freitone861/
Frestond860/
Freaston860/
Freiston860/
Fretoine860/
Ferton83459/
Friton83149/
Fryton83131/
Froton83108/
Fraton8318/
Fretun837/
Fretan831/
Firton830/
Freestone805,819/
Freistone8011/
Fritton77353/
Fratton77349/
Friston77298/
Frotton77107/
Frestan779/
Frettun777/
Froyton776/
Frytong772/
Feurton772/
Freitan771/
Firtond771/
Frethun771/
Fairton771/
Fherton771/
Fertton770/
Fraiton770/
Fertond770/
Firtton770/
Freestun7167/
Fhirtong711/
Fritoing711/
Fertoune711/
Fritoune711/
Freitang711/
Fritoine710/
Verton67520/
Virton67308/
Frotan67129/
Värton6791/
Fertan6785/
Phrethong674/
Fritun673/
Vraton673/
Fratan672/
Frittoune671/
Fărtan671/
Freestune671/

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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
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  • 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 Freton
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