Freund Surname

14,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Freund Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Friend; Kinsman [O.H.Ger. friunt]

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Freund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21,7111:3,708409
United States10,8771:33,3234,154
France1,3921:47,7176,154
Austria1,0011:8,5071,092
Israel8591:9,9621,525
Switzerland6111:13,4422,218
Canada4531:81,3379,068
Australia3561:75,8318,870
Hungary2801:35,0583,818
Denmark2311:24,4362,497
England2121:262,82120,935
Poland2071:183,61725,035
Brazil1811:1,182,73140,970
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Italy1041:588,04555,113
Czechia1041:102,24516,917
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Iran831:925,09143,938
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Ecuador501:318,1179,154
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Romania431:466,92736,259
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Chile321:550,51513,718
Finland251:219,86818,073
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Bosnia and Herzegovina111:321,49112,768
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Norway91:571,36544,190
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
China71:195,331,65210,124
Liechtenstein71:5,483742
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0541:47,6465,452

Freund (45) may also be a first name.

Freund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Friend; Kinsman [O.H.Ger. friunt]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) The friend.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Freund is an Ashkenazi Jewish-German surname. It is Yiddish for 'friend'.

- rlutker

Freund Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freund (Russian: Фреунд) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Freund? popularity and diffusion

Freund is the 14,092nd most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 184,299 people. The last name Freund occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Freund live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. Freund is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 45 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 21,711 people, or 1 in 3,708. In Germany Freund is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 73 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Freund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Freund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freund last name expanded 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 815 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Freund surname are 12.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Freund earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.99% less than the national average, earning 235,364 kr per year; in Peru they earn 54.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,024 per year; in South Africa they earn 160.85% more than the national average, earning R 619,884 per year; in United States they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $48,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.15% more than the national average, earning $58,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Freundt921,456/
Pfreund921/
Freundd921/
Freunds921/
Freuind921/
Freuend920/
Frend91843/
Frund91587/
Freun914/
Pfreundt8621/
Friend8348,064/
Freind831,037/
Fruend83466/
Frendt83196/
Freuen83153/
Fraund83142/
Freynd83104/
Freand8397/
Frends8375/
Frundt8349/
Frendz8317/
Froend8314/
Frendø8312/
Fround838/
Frendh838/
Freunt835/
Frennd833/
Freung832/
Frejnd831/
Fhrend831/
Freuin830/
Fruind830/
Freumd830/
Freune830/
Freundová8093/
Frun805/
Freundova804/
Fruendt77259/
Friendt77142/
Friendh7769/
Freinds7749/
Freyndt7734/
Froendt7722/
Ffriend7718/
Freindt779/
Freuhan776/
Freiung774/
Freiend773/
Frehand771/
Freands771/
Fraundt770/
Freuant770/
Fruiend770/
Pfreind770/
Fresend770/
Friennd770/
Frucend770/
Pfriend770/
Frein731,343/
Fruin731,290/
Frent73789/
Frand73506/
Frind73470/
Frean73402/
Fruen73356/
Fründ73327/
Frunt73247/
Fremd73222/
Freyn73172/
Freen73147/
Frien73119/
Frönd73107/
Frenţ7372/
Fraun7339/
Frond7324/
Fryen7320/
Frunc7315/
Fruhn7312/
Froen736/
Frune735/
Froun735/
Frnds735/
Frynd734/
Frzun733/
Fraen732/
Frznd732/
Frndh731/
Frumn731/
Frung731/
Frndz731/
Frgun731/
Freuchen7165/
Freindts712/
Freennds711/
Freenndz711/
Freihand710/
Frindt67924/
Freyne67778/
Fründt67735/
Fraune67612/
Froyen67532/
Frowen67516/
Frauen67480/
Frøyen67311/
Fraind67243/
Fryndt67193/
Fraynd67134/
Frehan6789/
Frojen6773/
Fremdt6772/
Fröndt6771/
Freine6769/
Frajnd6769/
Freant6764/
Frient6758/
Frusin6754/
Frusen6750/
Freiin6740/
Freint6731/
Friyen6728/
Frente6727/
Freyan6725/
Frinds6724/
Frnnds6721/
Froien6718/
Frutin6717/
Fruntz6714/
Frands6712/
Frents6711/
Froind6710/
Froehn6710/
Freing6710/
Froynd678/
Frunts678/
Frändå678/
Frondt677/
Freyen677/
Frenth676/
Freynt675/
Fruten675/
Frandt675/
Frojnd675/
Frzand675/
Frändh675/
Freane674/
Freynk674/
Fronds674/
Freion674/
Frheen673/
Frandz673/
Frejan673/
Fruyen673/
Frusyn673/
Freenh673/
Freent672/
Freang672/
Frayen672/
Frunte672/
Froune672/
Frawen671/
Fraunt671/
Frienn671/
Frannd671/
Friond671/
Frondz671/
Frrand671/
Frejon671/
Fraien671/
Fríënd671/
Frreen671/
Frengy671/
Froundová671/
Frujan671/
Freynn671/
Fruinn670/
Frouen670/
Freyon670/
Frounk670/
Freimd670/
Freann670/
Fruent670/
Fruink670/
Frejen670/
Freean670/

Freund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Freund in the Russian language
Фреундfreund-

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