Freyer Surname

56,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Freyer Surname Definition:

(English) A member of a religious order, a friar or brother; a nickname for a guildsman.

Freyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6021:14,3711,870
United States1,8661:194,24419,180
Poland2191:173,55623,920
Brazil1641:1,305,33144,621
France1481:448,80264,499
Austria1371:62,1569,662
Australia1291:209,26920,284
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Namibia1051:22,9473,863
Argentina901:474,92735,376
England451:1,238,17956,985
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Panama291:134,9054,585
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Norway191:270,64728,127
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Slovenia151:165,84514,188
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
China41:341,830,39216,990
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

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.

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

Freyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freyer (Russian: Фрейер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Freyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Freyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,914th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 818,549 people. The last name Freyer occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Freyer live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. Freyer is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 53 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 5,602 people, or 1 in 14,371. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live, Berlin, where 12 percent live and Saxony, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists 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 prevalency of Freyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freyer last name grew 872 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 265 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Freyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Freyer are 4.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.17% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freyher92123/
Freeyer9258/
Freyert922/
Fryer9125,466/
Freer9111,062/
Freyr9149/
Freyherr8618/
Freier837,948/
Freyre837,483/
Frayer831,710/
Freear83623/
Freuer83293/
Frejer8391/
Froyer8342/
Fryjer8313/
Freyar833/
Freyrd833/
Friyer830/
Fryier830/
Fruyer830/
Freyerová805/
Freyerova801/
Freiert77310/
Frygier77229/
Fregger7744/
Freiher7719/
Frejert7714/
Freyard7712/
Freiere777/
Frieier773/
Frayier772/
Frayher772/
Freeour771/
Freyrre771/
Frejerė771/
Frejier771/
Freuier770/
Frayerr770/
Frier733,312/
Frear731,759/
Fraer73545/
Freir73142/
Froer7314/
Fruer7311/
Frayr7310/
Freur734/
Freiherr71503/
Freehart7143/
Freihert712/
Freyardt711/
Freyhart710/
Freire67263,787/
Frajer67466/
Freard67326/
Frehar67122/
Freure6788/
Freyhardt6787/
Fräger6777/
Frauer6770/
Fraier6768/
Freart6728/
Freierová6716/
Frejar679/
Freehardt679/
Frayerová676/
Frayar676/
Frower674/
Froehr674/
Freirt673/
Frawer672/
Fréger672/
Friear671/
Froier671/
Frehár671/
Frayur670/
Vrayer670/
Vreier670/
Freare670/

Freyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Freyer in the Russian language
Фрейерfrejer-

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Freyer Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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