Freud Surname

370,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Freud Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting a joyful, or happy person. It is derived from the word freud(e), meaning 'joy'.

Freud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4861:745,80058,323
Germany971:829,95360,372
England741:752,94741,527
Canada601:614,09350,489
France271:2,460,101186,232
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Israel231:372,07130,321
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
China61:227,886,92811,701
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Freud (1,013) may also be a first name.

Freud Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting a joyful, or happy person. It is derived from the word freud(e), meaning 'joy'.

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This is a German and Jewish surname, meaning 'joy', 'joyful man'.

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Freud Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freud (Arabic: فرُويْد) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Freud? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 370,695th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,520,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Freud live; 56 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Freud is also the 252,483rd most widely held given name world-wide, held by 1,013 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 745,800. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 27 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Freud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Freud has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freud surname expanded 2,430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freud Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Freud surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Freud last name are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Freud earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.07% more than the national average, earning $55,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.64% more than the national average, earning $55,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freudt912/
Fred8947,806/
Freu89455/
Frud8910/
Freed8017,371/
Fried8017,226/
Froud802,607/
Freid801,009/
Fread80792/
Frejd80623/
Fraud80581/
Freus80473/
Frudd80321/
Fredd80292/
Freyd80279/
Freds80212/
Freue80134/
Fredh80130/
Freua80122/
Fredz8027/
Fredt8010/
Freuz8010/
Frued809/
Fraed809/
Fredø809/
Freuh807/
Froed807/
Wfred803/
Freut802/
Fruid801/
Frred801/
Fryed801/
Freuś801/
Freux800/
Freyu800/
Freudová778/
Freudova771/
Fru7510,855/
Friedt731,315/
Freyou73191/
Freidt73148/
Freydt73106/
Freijd7376/
Føreid7355/
Fraeed7326/
Frejdh7323/
Fredsø7320/
Freyad7311/
Freads735/
Freuch735/
Freeds734/
Åfreds734/
Friedh734/
Freidz733/
Fredds733/
Freedd733/
Freids733/
Fredås733/
Fra'ed733/
Frauds732/
Friyed732/
Freedh732/
Frayed731/
Freuss731/
Freyus731/
Freead731/
Freute731/
Fhreed731/
Friied731/
Fraied731/
Fredcz731/
Freiad731/
Freueh731/
Freeed731/
Freddt731/
Froejd731/
Fhreus731/
Fraudt730/
Fruied730/
Freesd730/
Freush730/
Froedt730/
Frey67124,709/
Frye6750,354/
Frei6739,331/
Free6734,397/
Frau6711,451/
Frid676,636/
Frie672,108/
Fret671,209/
Fruh67919/
Frea67646/
Fryd67474/
Frad67292/
Frut67208/
Frus67204/
Frou67136/
Froe6773/
Fruy6759/
Frue6757/
Fríd6736/
Frejeau6735/
Fredova6717/
Freyoux6717/
Frýd6717/
Frod6715/
Frae6710/
Fruß6710/
Vrud678/
Fredová677/
Fréjeau675/
Freijdh675/
Frhu675/
Frui674/
Fruz673/
Freucht672/
Frux672/
Fruś672/
Fruš672/
Fréd672/
Freihad672/
Frudova671/
Ffru671/
Fredtte671/
Freihut671/
Freeyad671/
Früd671/
Pfru671/
Wfru671/
Freadtz671/
Fraeedh671/
Frzu671/
Freueit670/
Freusch670/

Freud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Freud in the Arabic language
فرُويْدfruyd-
فرويدfrwyd-

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