Frey Surname

4,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Frey Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) One who worshiped Frey, the Norse god of love, marriage and fruitfulness.

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Frey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States46,2871:7,831923
Germany43,7121:1,842155
Switzerland12,3841:66334
France6,4571:10,287998
Canada2,8121:13,1031,935
Austria1,9121:4,454484
Brazil1,8531:115,5294,366
Argentina1,0321:41,4183,477
Russia9621:149,81617,332
Hungary6301:15,5811,782
Australia5781:46,7055,845
Poland5711:66,56510,463
South Africa5181:104,59012,646
Spain3161:147,94910,970
Ivory Coast2741:84,2024,519
Bolivia2711:39,1752,410
Venezuela2451:123,2824,128
England2301:242,25219,814
Denmark2281:24,7582,529
Chile2111:83,4903,286
Czechia2081:51,1228,579
Sweden2041:48,2683,756
Netherlands1861:90,79114,945
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Thailand1591:444,26677,821
Norway1531:33,6104,715
Mexico1501:827,50811,842
Namibia1441:16,7322,990
Paraguay1281:56,5371,574
Belgium1231:93,46914,437
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Peru1211:262,67910,568
Slovakia771:69,30513,442
Ecuador671:237,4018,339
Italy661:926,61667,608
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Kazakhstan581:304,87125,574
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Transnistria541:8,7911,747
Japan521:2,458,54430,480
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Uruguay491:70,0367,400
Bahamas481:8,161696
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
Finland431:127,83012,225
Belarus401:237,52628,656
Croatia381:111,27917,038
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
India331:23,244,406321,547
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
China261:52,589,2912,849
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Wales121:257,87814,969
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Greenland71:8,054710
Monaco71:5,295668
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Malta41:107,5681,849
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7521:7,438943

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.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'someone who resides in Friesland'.

Variant of North German: Frey, Frede.

Variant of Dutch: Fries.

- jsreedy32

This is a German surname, denoting a 'free man'.

- deleted-173293

Frey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frey (Hindi: फ्रे, Russian: Фрей) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,506th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 58,436 people. Frey occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 3,276 people.

The last name Frey is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 46,287 people, or 1 in 7,831. In The United States Frey is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 123 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent reside and Switzerland, where 10 percent reside.

Frey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Frey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Frey surname expanded 686 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 295 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 125 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Frey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Frey last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Frey are 18.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.23% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freye891,612/
Freyd89279/
Freys89256/
Freyt8944/
Freyz8937/
Friey8934/
Freyh8931/
Freya898/
Freey894/
Frhey891/
Froey891/
Freyo891/
Freyi891/
Frejy891/
Freyè891/
Freyu890/
Fry8686,342/
Fre861,287/
Freyss80267/
Freyha80205/
Freyou80191/
Freydt80106/
Freyth8067/
Freyee8033/
Freyes8027/
Freyat8021/
Freyad8011/
Freyas8010/
Freyts805/
Frieyo803/
Freysh801/
Freych801/
Freyii801/
Freyus801/
Freyah801/
Freiyo801/
Freeyi801/
Frahey800/
Frye7550,354/
Fred7547,806/
Frei7539,331/
Free7534,397/
Fray7510,018/
Frez752,895/
Frie752,108/
Fret751,209/
Frys751,105/
Fryz751,081/
Fryś75832/
Frea75646/
Froy75643/
Fryt75610/
Fres75573/
Fryd75474/
Freh75466/
Freu75455/
Fryč75365/
Fryš75224/
Frer75114/
Føre7587/
Froe7573/
Frre7562/
Fruy7559/
Frue7557/
Fryo7511/
Frae7510/
Frée758/
Fryi757/
Fære757/
Fryć755/
Friy753/
Fryh753/
Freś752/
Frep752/
Frry751/
Fhry751/
Frge751/
Frze751/
Freß751/
Freš751/
Frãy751/
Vfry751/
Frhe751/
Fryp751/
Ffry751/
Fhre751/
Freyová73267/
Freyoux7317/
Freyova733/
Freeyad731/
Freed6717,371/
Freer6711,062/
Frech678,261/
Fresh676,709/
Freij673,439/
Freih672,717/
Frett672,134/
Frees671,919/
Freas671,867/
Freis671,740/
Fraya671,060/
Freid671,009/
Freud67969/
Frieh67934/
Freet67828/
Fread67792/
Pfrez67753/
Freus67473/
Freie67461/
Frysz67434/
Frays67382/
Froyd67367/
Frych67348/
Frayo67328/
Frejo67315/
Fredd67292/
Frets67258/
Førre67230/
Freds67212/
Fruyt67187/
Færøy67180/
Fraye67162/
Froye67157/
Freja67139/
Freue67134/
Fredh67130/
Freua67122/
Færge67104/
Fress67104/
Frehr67103/
Freez6799/
Freit6798/
Frysh6787/
Freiß6777/
Frayt6768/
Fryia6764/
Fryst6758/
Fryts6757/
Freiz6750/
Fraay6746/
Freia6745/
Frøyd6745/
Fræer6745/
Vreye6744/
Frest6740/
Fryje6734/
Friya6729/
Freyhult6728/
Frøge6727/
Fredz6727/
Fraje6725/
Frayd6722/
Friye6719/
Freha6718/
Frije6717/
Frydt6716/
Frowe6715/
Frehs6715/
Freah6715/
Frayi6714/
Fruyo6714/
Froyo6713/
Frepp6712/
Fredt6710/
Freuz6710/
Froya679/
Fredø679/
Freuh677/
Freap677/
Froys676/
Frrer676/
Freje675/
Fhrye674/
Freji674/
Fraiy674/
Føhre674/
Friyo674/
Freat673/
Fryoh673/
Friej673/
Fraue673/
Phrey673/
Fruhy673/
Frehh673/
Freut672/
Frerr672/
Frões672/
Fryss672/
Freeß672/
Frayé672/
Fryji672/
Frejs672/
Frray672/
Frrie672/
Frahy671/
Pfrry671/
Freea671/
Freep671/
Freii671/
Freip671/
Fresj671/
Frezs671/
Frezz671/
Friea671/
Fraie671/
Frred671/
Frree671/
Frres671/
Fruje671/
Fryie671/
Frzee671/
Freio671/
Froue671/
Frejó671/
Froje671/
Freuś671/
Freyhaus671/
Freyhaut671/
Frejz671/
Freië671/
Freňa671/
Frehz671/
Frayś671/
Frret671/
Fruie671/
Fruya671/
Frydz671/
Fryhh671/
Freej671/
Frihe671/
Vfrre671/
Wfrre671/
Freee671/
Frhhe671/
Frohy671/
Hfrie671/
Frhes670/
Frayz670/
Pfree670/
Frayy670/
Freux670/
Freae670/
Frrye670/
Frerh670/

Frey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frey in the Hindi language
फ्रेphre-
Frey in the Russian language
Фрейfrej-

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