Freude Surname

329,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Freude Surname User-submission:

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

Freude Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7901:101,90612,629
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Chile511:345,4219,676
Austria331:258,04330,255
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
France31:22,140,907385,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Freude (31) may also be a first name.

Freude 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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Freude Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freude occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freude? popularity and diffusion

Freude is the 329,243rd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,472,066 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Freude live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 790 people, or 1 in 101,906. In Germany Freude is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Chile, where 5 percent live.

Freude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Freude has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freude surname increased 719 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Freude Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Freude surname are 22.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.64% being registered with the party.

Freude earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,299 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freuder926/
Frede913,783/
Frude91103/
Fredes8318,625/
Friede833,681/
Froude831,465/
Freder83442/
Froede83440/
Fredet83411/
Fredez83408/
Fraude83260/
Freede83158/
Fredde83117/
Freide83115/
Frehde83103/
Fredie8370/
Fredey8366/
Freyde8354/
Fraede8338/
Freudi8317/
Fredhe836/
Fredge835/
Frudge835/
Fredeh834/
Freudy834/
Fredje833/
Fredeu832/
Fredee832/
Fruode831/
Fruder831/
Fröede831/
Frejde831/
Freade830/
Fredea830/
Freuda830/
Freddie77737/
Froedge77466/
Freyder77249/
Fraudet77171/
Freider77118/
Freides77118/
Freeder7757/
Freddes7733/
Freader7718/
Friedge7717/
Freidet7714/
Frauder778/
Freidez777/
Fraudes774/
Friedey773/
Freydes772/
Freedie772/
Freddei772/
Fredett772/
Frediey772/
Froehde772/
Froudeh772/
Fresdes772/
Fredder771/
Fredehe771/
Freidge771/
Freidie771/
Friedie771/
Fraedge771/
Fröeder771/
Freddeh771/
Freedes771/
Froudje771/
Freades770/
Freidey770/
Freedey770/
Freedee770/
Fredy7313,584/
Frade7312,070/
Freda738,315/
Fredj733,559/
Fredi731,235/
Fröde731,036/
Fride73257/
Frode73195/
Fryde73161/
Fruda7368/
Fräde7329/
Frudy7321/
Frudi732/
Frīde732/
Fredê731/
Frède731/
Freidher7111/
Freddiey714/
Fredeová712/
Froieder711/
Freiideh711/
Fredeich711/
Frayedes711/
Fredettt710/
Freddy675,632/
Freddi675,245/
Fradet675,129/
Frades672,223/
Fraide67738/
Frieda67708/
Fryder67513/
Frayde67419/
Fridez67264/
Freeda67247/
Froder67231/
Freedy67230/
Frider67222/
Fridey67177/
Fröder67127/
Fredis67102/
Freday6794/
Fredda6792/
Frijde6775/
Frader6769/
Froide6764/
Freedi6757/
Freida6752/
Fröhde6749/
Fredys6743/
Friedy6741/
Fradez6741/
Fready6737/
Fraade6729/
Froode6726/
Frouda6724/
Fridea6723/
Frohde6721/
Freyda6720/
Fredyy6720/
Frodey6718/
Frides6715/
Freidy6713/
Frgedi6710/
Fredha679/
Frudit679/
Fräder679/
Freidi677/
Froudy677/
Freadi676/
Friedi676/
Fredhy674/
Frudis674/
Vroede674/
Froyde674/
Freidj674/
Freydi673/
Fradey673/
Fraudi672/
Frgade672/
Frodes672/
Fridee672/
Froudi672/
Fradde672/
Fredér672/
Fredit672/
Fredoy672/
Frýder672/
Frydes672/
Fruida672/
Freada671/
Fredih671/
Fredio671/
Freyhdeea671/
Frodee671/
Frudyi671/
Fridde671/
Fridei671/
Fredoi671/
Fradeh671/
Frajde671/
Fredid671/
Frediz671/
Fredés671/
Frauda671/
Fréder671/
Fruyda671/
Froudj671/
Fredyo670/
Fritde670/
Frided670/

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