Frigeni Surname

252,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Frigeni Surname User-submission:

It comes from Latin or ancient Greek, friggo geri, which means 'the one born in the cold or ice' or 'the one who controls and create cold or ice'. Friggo, means 'ice', 'cold' or 'snow'. Geri can mean 'created of' or 'the creator of'.

Read More About This Surname

Frigeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,4181:43,1297,748
France631:1,054,329115,549
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Frigeni (11) may also be a first name.

Frigeni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from Latin or ancient Greek, friggo geri, which means 'the one born in the cold or ice' or 'the one who controls and create cold or ice'. Friggo, means 'ice', 'cold' or 'snow'. Geri can mean 'created of' or 'the creator of'. It first appears in the region of north Italy. Other references say that this nickname came from a designation of the people who are descendants of vikings who invaded that region and mixed the blood with them. It can explain the surname, as those from the Nordic regions were called 'ice people''. Typically white people, pale, with blue or green eyes. They may be gingers, blondes or brunettes.

- alfrigeri

Frigeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frigeni is most common in Italy. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frigeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Frigeni is the 252,790th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,656,579 people. Frigeni occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Frigeni are found; 91 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 91 percent are found in Italic Europe. Frigeni is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Frigeni is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 1,418 people, or 1 in 43,129. In Italy it is most numerous in: Lombardy, where 99 percent reside, Piedmont, where 0 percent reside and Lazio, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Italy Frigeni exists in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Frigeni Last Name Statistics demography

Frigeni earn notably less less than the average income. In Italy they earn 20.74% less than the national average, earning €23,802 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Frigeni
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis