Freyre Surname
Approximately 7,483 people bear this surname
Freyre Surname User-submission:
Freire or Freyre is a surname of religious origin. It comes from the word freire, meaning 'knight' of 'military order', who has some of the religious vows and resides in a convent, which in turn comes from French frére (brother).
Read More About This SurnameFreyre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,822 | 1:68,126 | 3,090 |
| Argentina | 1,432 | 1:29,849 | 2,505 |
| Peru | 1,406 | 1:22,606 | 2,545 |
| United States | 1,222 | 1:296,611 | 27,425 |
| Cuba | 679 | 1:16,970 | 1,137 |
| France | 187 | 1:355,202 | 53,191 |
| Colombia | 160 | 1:298,588 | 5,754 |
| Spain | 109 | 1:428,918 | 22,835 |
| Paraguay | 80 | 1:90,459 | 2,176 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| Uruguay | 59 | 1:58,165 | 6,298 |
| Ecuador | 52 | 1:305,882 | 9,057 |
| Puerto Rico | 45 | 1:78,892 | 1,440 |
| Venezuela | 45 | 1:671,202 | 11,567 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
Freyre (74) may also be a first name.
Freyre Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Freire or Freyre is a surname of religious origin. It comes from the word freire, meaning 'knight' of 'military order', who has some of the religious vows and resides in a convent, which in turn comes from French frére (brother).
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Freyre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Freyre Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Freyre (Russian: Фрейре) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Freyre? popularity and diffusion
Freyre is the 66,611th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 973,880 people. The last name Freyre occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Freyre live; 45 percent live in South America and 24 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,125,792nd most numerous given name on earth It is held by 74 people.
It is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,822 people, or 1 in 68,126. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Durango, where 16 percent live, Guanajuato, where 16 percent live and Veracruz, where 15 percent live. Barring Mexico this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 19 percent live and Peru, where 19 percent live.
Freyre Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Freyre surname are 35.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.64% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Freyre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 68.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,670 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $23,566,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $44,477 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Freyre Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Freyre in the Russian language | ||
| Фрейре | frejre | - |
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