Freyer Surname
Approximately 8,903 people bear this surname
Freyer Surname Definition:
(English) A member of a religious order, a friar or brother; a nickname for a guildsman.
Freyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,602 | 1:14,371 | 1,870 |
| United States | 1,866 | 1:194,244 | 19,180 |
| Poland | 219 | 1:173,556 | 23,920 |
| Brazil | 164 | 1:1,305,331 | 44,621 |
| France | 148 | 1:448,802 | 64,499 |
| Austria | 137 | 1:62,156 | 9,662 |
| Australia | 129 | 1:209,269 | 20,284 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| Namibia | 105 | 1:22,947 | 3,863 |
| Argentina | 90 | 1:474,927 | 35,376 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Panama | 29 | 1:134,905 | 4,585 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Slovenia | 15 | 1:165,845 | 14,188 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 214 | 1:234,667 | 19,701 |
Freyer (53) may also be a first name.
Freyer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) A member of a religious order, a friar or brother; a nickname for a guildsman.
Freyer Demographics
Freyer Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Freyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Freyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Freyer (Russian: Фрейер) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Freyer? popularity and diffusion
Freyer is the 56,914th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 818,549 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Freyer are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Freyer is also the 1,366,219th most common first name globally, held by 53 people.
The last name Freyer is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 5,602 people, or 1 in 14,371. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live, Berlin, where 12 percent live and Saxony, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.
Freyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Freyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Freyer last name expanded 872 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Freyer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Freyer are 4.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.17% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Freyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning 403,878 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 97.25% more than the national average, earning R 468,744 per year; in United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% less than the national average, earning $46,419 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freyher | 92 | 123 | / |
| Freeyer | 92 | 58 | / |
| Freyert | 92 | 2 | / |
| Fryer | 91 | 25,466 | / |
| Freer | 91 | 11,062 | / |
| Freyr | 91 | 49 | / |
| Freyherr | 86 | 18 | / |
| Freier | 83 | 7,948 | / |
| Freyre | 83 | 7,483 | / |
| Frayer | 83 | 1,710 | / |
| Freear | 83 | 623 | / |
| Freuer | 83 | 293 | / |
| Frejer | 83 | 91 | / |
| Froyer | 83 | 42 | / |
| Fryjer | 83 | 13 | / |
| Freyar | 83 | 3 | / |
| Freyrd | 83 | 3 | / |
| Friyer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fryier | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fruyer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Freyerová | 80 | 5 | / |
| Freyerova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freiert | 77 | 310 | / |
| Frygier | 77 | 229 | / |
| Fregger | 77 | 44 | / |
| Freiher | 77 | 19 | / |
| Frejert | 77 | 14 | / |
| Freyard | 77 | 12 | / |
| Freiere | 77 | 7 | / |
| Frieier | 77 | 3 | / |
| Frayier | 77 | 2 | / |
| Frayher | 77 | 2 | / |
| Freeour | 77 | 1 | / |
| Freyrre | 77 | 1 | / |
| Frejerė | 77 | 1 | / |
| Frejier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Freuier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Frayerr | 77 | 0 | / |
| Frier | 73 | 3,312 | / |
| Frear | 73 | 1,759 | / |
| Fraer | 73 | 545 | / |
| Freir | 73 | 142 | / |
| Froer | 73 | 14 | / |
| Fruer | 73 | 11 | / |
| Frayr | 73 | 10 | / |
| Freur | 73 | 4 | / |
| Freiherr | 71 | 503 | / |
| Freehart | 71 | 43 | / |
| Freihert | 71 | 2 | / |
| Freyardt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Freyhart | 71 | 0 | / |
| Freire | 67 | 263,787 | / |
| Frajer | 67 | 466 | / |
| Freard | 67 | 326 | / |
| Frehar | 67 | 122 | / |
| Freure | 67 | 88 | / |
| Freyhardt | 67 | 87 | / |
| Fräger | 67 | 77 | / |
| Frauer | 67 | 70 | / |
| Fraier | 67 | 68 | / |
| Freart | 67 | 28 | / |
| Freierová | 67 | 16 | / |
| Frejar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Freehardt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Frayerová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Frayar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Frower | 67 | 4 | / |
| Froehr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Freirt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Frawer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fréger | 67 | 2 | / |
| Friear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Froier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frehár | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frayur | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vrayer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vreier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Freare | 67 | 0 | / |
Freyer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Freyer in the Russian language | ||
| Фрейер | frejer | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Freyer
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