Frigerio Surname

22,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Frigerio 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'.

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Frigerio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy20,8881:2,928243
Argentina1,1391:37,5273,139
Brazil7201:297,32511,459
Switzerland5931:13,8502,286
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
France2991:222,15034,463
Chile2491:70,7492,907
Uruguay861:39,9044,565
Spain471:994,72437,216
England361:1,547,72466,012
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Frigério (13) & Frígerio (1) are calculated separately.

Frigerio (522) may also be a first name.

Frigerio 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.

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Frigerio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frigerio is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Frigério or Frígerio. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frigerio? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,054th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 295,545 people. The last name Frigerio is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Frigerio reside; 87 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 369,527th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 522 people.

The last name Frigerio is most common in Italy, where it is held by 20,888 people, or 1 in 2,928. In Italy it is mostly found in: Lombardy, where 95 percent reside, Piedmont, where 1 percent reside and Liguria, where 1 percent reside. Besides Italy Frigerio occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Frigerio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Frigerio has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frigerio surname increased 11,933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frigerio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Frigerio last name are 1.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Frigerio earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.41% more than the national average, earning €38,562 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.34% less than the national average, earning R 151,284 per year; in United States they earn 21.17% more than the national average, earning $52,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 320.77% more than the national average, earning $209,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frigério9613/
Frígerio961/
Freigerio943/
Friguerio941/
Frigerioa941/
Frigeri933,114/
Frigieri881,362/
Friggeri88800/
Frugerio8823/
Fregerio8820/
Frigheri8810/
Frigeria888/
Friegeri882/
Frijerio881/
Frigeris881/
Frighieri821/
Frigere80129/
Fregeri803/
Frigiri802/
Frigyri801/
Frigéri801/
Fridzherio781/
Frigiere75155/
Fregieri758/
Fregorio756/
Frigueres711/
Frigierre710/
Fregere6719/
Frigère671/
Frigire671/
Fregiere6323/
Fregeres633/
Fregeyres5915/
Frégère531/
Fregoire501/

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