Fretze Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Fretze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fretze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia261:162,63921,299
Austria101:851,54467,454
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Fretze (26) may also be a first name.

Fretze Last Name Facts

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

Fretze is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fretze? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Fretze is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Fretze are found; 59 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Fretze is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 162,639. In Croatia Fretze is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 42 percent live, Split-Dalmatia County, where 31 percent live and Osijek-Baranja County, where 27 percent live. Aside from Croatia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Fretze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fretze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fretze surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frietze92287/
Fretzer9269/
Fretz914,180/
Freze911,395/
Freeze836,095/
Fritze835,427/
Frieze831,453/
Freyze83138/
Frezze83133/
Freize8375/
Freuze8351/
Frietz8337/
Fretzs8321/
Frezey8312/
Freitz837/
Frezee836/
Frezie836/
Freaze832/
Freatz832/
Fretza832/
Fretrz831/
Frezeh831/
Froeze831/
Firtze830/
Fratze830/
Fretse830/
Fretge830/
Frez802,895/
Freites7717,674/
Freitez7712,750/
Freytes772,757/
Fritzer77735/
Freytez77663/
Fritzie7753/
Fritzøe7735/
Fritzes7710/
Fritsze775/
Freezze773/
Fritzee773/
Fritzey772/
Firtzie771/
Freazee771/
Freazie771/
Frestge771/
Frietza771/
Fritzez771/
Frezzea771/
Fertzer771/
Freadtz771/
Friezie770/
Fretche770/
Freatza770/
Freazey770/
Fritzze770/
Freizee770/
Friezey770/
Frietzsche7576/
Freitzsche752/
Fritz73132,440/
Fraze731,225/
Pfrez73753/
Frece73494/
Friez73433/
Frize73422/
Frets73258/
Fryze73256/
Frytz73116/
Freez7399/
Freiz7350/
Freyz7337/
Firtz7336/
Frezi7329/
Fredz7327/
Froze7325/
Ferze7322/
Firze7320/
Freuz7310/
Fertz739/
Frezy737/
Frezh732/
Frezs731/
Frezz731/
Vretz731/
Frehz731/
Fréze731/
Frèze731/
Fretc730/
Freec730/
Fritzges71410/
Fretcher71193/
Fredzess7146/
Freittes716/
Freytses712/
Fritzshe712/
Firtzges711/
Freittez711/
Freyttez711/
Frietzschse710/
Fretgetz710/
Freitche710/
Frietshe710/
Freitger710/
Fretsher710/
Frietseh710/
Fretsche710/
Friedtzh710/
Fretchet710/
Fritzsche6718,691/
Frazee677,086/
Freche67879/
Fraize67648/
Frazey67313/
Fretts67227/
Freece67197/
Fritza67166/
Frezzi67148/
Frycze6794/
Frittz6784/
Friece6764/
Freezh6756/
Froyze6750/
Fratzi6749/
Freezy6745/
Freits6744/
Frithz6744/
Fritsz6743/
Fiertz6735/
Fricze6731/
Frietsche6729/
Fretch6723/
Friets6719/
Frezsi6715/
Fritzø6711/
Frecea6710/
Fritzi679/
Frayze678/
Frydze678/
Fritzy677/
Freace676/
Freyts675/
Frizze675/
Freeds674/
Fritzz674/
Freidz673/
Frazei673/
Firstz673/
Vreize672/
Fredse672/
Friedz672/
Freice672/
Fraitz672/
Froize672/
Frezai672/
Fretsa672/
Freech671/
Firtzsche671/
Freazy671/
Frecse671/
Freets671/
Freezi671/
Fritzh671/
Fritzsehe671/
Fritzszhe671/
Pfertz671/
Virtze671/
Fresce671/
Fredcz671/
Fredzh671/
Frotzsche671/
Frizee671/
Frytsz671/
Ffritz671/
Fierze670/
Frazea670/
Fruitz670/
Freths670/
Fritcz670/
Ferzee670/
Feirtz670/
Freats670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fretze
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