Frey Surname
Approximately 124,709 people bear this surname
Frey Surname Definition:
(Norwegian) One who worshiped Frey, the Norse god of love, marriage and fruitfulness.
Read More About This SurnameFrey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46,287 | 1:7,831 | 923 |
| Germany | 43,712 | 1:1,842 | 155 |
| Switzerland | 12,384 | 1:663 | 34 |
| France | 6,457 | 1:10,287 | 998 |
| Canada | 2,812 | 1:13,103 | 1,935 |
| Austria | 1,912 | 1:4,454 | 484 |
| Brazil | 1,853 | 1:115,529 | 4,366 |
| Argentina | 1,032 | 1:41,418 | 3,477 |
| Russia | 962 | 1:149,816 | 17,332 |
| Hungary | 630 | 1:15,581 | 1,782 |
| Australia | 578 | 1:46,705 | 5,845 |
| Poland | 571 | 1:66,565 | 10,463 |
| South Africa | 518 | 1:104,590 | 12,646 |
| Spain | 316 | 1:147,949 | 10,970 |
| Ivory Coast | 274 | 1:84,202 | 4,519 |
| Bolivia | 271 | 1:39,175 | 2,410 |
| Venezuela | 245 | 1:123,282 | 4,128 |
| England | 230 | 1:242,252 | 19,814 |
| Denmark | 228 | 1:24,758 | 2,529 |
| Chile | 211 | 1:83,490 | 3,286 |
| Czechia | 208 | 1:51,122 | 8,579 |
| Sweden | 204 | 1:48,268 | 3,756 |
| Netherlands | 186 | 1:90,791 | 14,945 |
| Dominican Republic | 177 | 1:58,943 | 2,908 |
| Thailand | 159 | 1:444,266 | 77,821 |
| Norway | 153 | 1:33,610 | 4,715 |
| Mexico | 150 | 1:827,508 | 11,842 |
| Namibia | 144 | 1:16,732 | 2,990 |
| Paraguay | 128 | 1:56,537 | 1,574 |
| Belgium | 123 | 1:93,469 | 14,437 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| Peru | 121 | 1:262,679 | 10,568 |
| Slovakia | 77 | 1:69,305 | 13,442 |
| Ecuador | 67 | 1:237,401 | 8,339 |
| Italy | 66 | 1:926,616 | 67,608 |
| Estonia | 65 | 1:20,335 | 3,530 |
| Kazakhstan | 58 | 1:304,871 | 25,574 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Transnistria | 54 | 1:8,791 | 1,747 |
| Japan | 52 | 1:2,458,544 | 30,480 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Uruguay | 49 | 1:70,036 | 7,400 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Luxembourg | 47 | 1:12,352 | 2,231 |
| Finland | 43 | 1:127,830 | 12,225 |
| Belarus | 40 | 1:237,526 | 28,656 |
| Croatia | 38 | 1:111,279 | 17,038 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Jamaica | 28 | 1:102,498 | 4,206 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1:707,280 | 14,781 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 78 | 1:312,505 | 20,777 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,752 | 1:7,438 | 943 |
Frey (3,276) may also be a first name.
Frey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Norwegian) One who worshiped Frey, the Norse god of love, marriage and fruitfulness.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'someone who resides in Friesland'.
Variant of North German: Frey, Frede.
Variant of Dutch: Fries.
- jsreedy32This is a German surname, denoting a 'free man'.
- deleted-173293Frey Demographics
Average Male Frey Height
177.14 cm
Average Female Frey Height
163.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Frey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Frey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Frey (Hindi: फ्रे, Russian: Фрей) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Frey.
How Common Is The Last Name Frey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,506th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 58,436 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Frey reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 125,044th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 3,276 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 46,287 people, or 1 in 7,831. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Frey exists in 123 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent are found and Switzerland, where 10 percent are found.
Frey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Frey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Frey last name increased 686 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 295 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 125 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Frey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Frey surname are 18.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.23% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Frey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 83.35% more than the national average, earning €55,060 per year; in Norway they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning 355,306 kr per year; in Peru they earn 59.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,007 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.22% more than the national average, earning R 375,996 per year; in United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $52,214 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freye | 89 | 1,612 | / |
| Freyd | 89 | 279 | / |
| Freys | 89 | 256 | / |
| Freyt | 89 | 44 | / |
| Freyz | 89 | 37 | / |
| Friey | 89 | 34 | / |
| Freyh | 89 | 31 | / |
| Freya | 89 | 8 | / |
| Freey | 89 | 4 | / |
| Frhey | 89 | 1 | / |
| Froey | 89 | 1 | / |
| Freyo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Freyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Frejy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Freyè | 89 | 1 | / |
| Freyu | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fry | 86 | 86,342 | / |
| Fre | 86 | 1,287 | / |
| Freyss | 80 | 267 | / |
| Freyha | 80 | 205 | / |
| Freyou | 80 | 191 | / |
| Freydt | 80 | 106 | / |
| Freyth | 80 | 67 | / |
| Freyee | 80 | 33 | / |
| Freyes | 80 | 27 | / |
| Freyat | 80 | 21 | / |
| Freyad | 80 | 11 | / |
| Freyas | 80 | 10 | / |
| Freyts | 80 | 5 | / |
| Frieyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Freysh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freych | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freyii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freyus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freiyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freeyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frahey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Frye | 75 | 50,354 | / |
| Fred | 75 | 47,806 | / |
| Frei | 75 | 39,331 | / |
| Free | 75 | 34,397 | / |
| Fray | 75 | 10,018 | / |
| Frez | 75 | 2,895 | / |
| Frie | 75 | 2,108 | / |
| Fret | 75 | 1,209 | / |
| Frys | 75 | 1,105 | / |
| Fryz | 75 | 1,081 | / |
| Fryś | 75 | 832 | / |
| Frea | 75 | 646 | / |
| Froy | 75 | 643 | / |
| Fryt | 75 | 610 | / |
| Fres | 75 | 573 | / |
| Fryd | 75 | 474 | / |
| Freh | 75 | 466 | / |
| Freu | 75 | 455 | / |
| Fryč | 75 | 365 | / |
| Fryš | 75 | 224 | / |
| Frer | 75 | 114 | / |
| Føre | 75 | 87 | / |
| Froe | 75 | 73 | / |
| Frre | 75 | 62 | / |
| Fruy | 75 | 59 | / |
| Frue | 75 | 57 | / |
| Fryo | 75 | 11 | / |
| Frae | 75 | 10 | / |
| Frée | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fryi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fære | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fryć | 75 | 5 | / |
| Friy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fryh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Freś | 75 | 2 | / |
| Frep | 75 | 2 | / |
| Frry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Freß | 75 | 1 | / |
| Freš | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frãy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vfry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fryp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ffry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Freyová | 73 | 267 | / |
| Freyoux | 73 | 17 | / |
| Freyova | 73 | 3 | / |
| Freeyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Freed | 67 | 17,371 | / |
| Freer | 67 | 11,062 | / |
| Frech | 67 | 8,261 | / |
| Fresh | 67 | 6,709 | / |
| Freij | 67 | 3,439 | / |
| Freih | 67 | 2,717 | / |
| Frett | 67 | 2,134 | / |
| Frees | 67 | 1,919 | / |
| Freas | 67 | 1,867 | / |
| Freis | 67 | 1,740 | / |
| Fraya | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Freid | 67 | 1,009 | / |
| Freud | 67 | 969 | / |
| Frieh | 67 | 934 | / |
| Freet | 67 | 828 | / |
| Fread | 67 | 792 | / |
| Pfrez | 67 | 753 | / |
| Freus | 67 | 473 | / |
| Freie | 67 | 461 | / |
| Frysz | 67 | 434 | / |
| Frays | 67 | 382 | / |
| Froyd | 67 | 367 | / |
| Frych | 67 | 348 | / |
| Frayo | 67 | 328 | / |
| Frejo | 67 | 315 | / |
| Fredd | 67 | 292 | / |
| Frets | 67 | 258 | / |
| Førre | 67 | 230 | / |
| Freds | 67 | 212 | / |
| Fruyt | 67 | 187 | / |
| Færøy | 67 | 180 | / |
| Fraye | 67 | 162 | / |
| Froye | 67 | 157 | / |
| Freja | 67 | 139 | / |
| Freue | 67 | 134 | / |
| Fredh | 67 | 130 | / |
| Freua | 67 | 122 | / |
| Færge | 67 | 104 | / |
| Fress | 67 | 104 | / |
| Frehr | 67 | 103 | / |
| Freez | 67 | 99 | / |
| Freit | 67 | 98 | / |
| Frysh | 67 | 87 | / |
| Freiß | 67 | 77 | / |
| Frayt | 67 | 68 | / |
| Fryia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Fryst | 67 | 58 | / |
| Fryts | 67 | 57 | / |
| Freiz | 67 | 50 | / |
| Fraay | 67 | 46 | / |
| Freia | 67 | 45 | / |
| Frøyd | 67 | 45 | / |
| Fræer | 67 | 45 | / |
| Vreye | 67 | 44 | / |
| Frest | 67 | 40 | / |
| Fryje | 67 | 34 | / |
| Friya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Freyhult | 67 | 28 | / |
| Frøge | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fredz | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fraje | 67 | 25 | / |
| Frayd | 67 | 22 | / |
| Friye | 67 | 19 | / |
| Freha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Frije | 67 | 17 | / |
| Frydt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Frowe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Frehs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Freah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Frayi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fruyo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Froyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Frepp | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fredt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Freuz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Froya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fredø | 67 | 9 | / |
| Freuh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Freap | 67 | 7 | / |
| Froys | 67 | 6 | / |
| Frrer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Freje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fhrye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Freji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fraiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Føhre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Friyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Freat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fryoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Friej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fraue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phrey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fruhy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Frehh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Freut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frerr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frões | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fryss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Freeß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frayé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fryji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frejs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frray | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frrie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfrry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fresj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frezs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frezz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Friea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fraie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frred | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fruje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fryie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frzee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Froue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frejó | 67 | 1 | / |
| Froje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freuś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freyhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freyhaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frejz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freië | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freňa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frehz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frayś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frret | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fruie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fruya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frydz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fryhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfrre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wfrre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frhhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frohy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfrie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frhes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Frayz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfree | 67 | 0 | / |
| Frayy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Freux | 67 | 0 | / |
| Freae | 67 | 0 | / |
| Frrye | 67 | 0 | / |
| Frerh | 67 | 0 | / |
Frey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Frey in the Hindi language | ||
| फ्रे | phre | - |
| Frey in the Russian language | ||
| Фрей | frej | - |
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