Froste Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Froste Surname User-submission:

(English) A fair haired man, a cold hearted individual.

(Welsh) A brag.

(French, German) Dweller at the forest.

Froste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay1111:30,9173,565
Sweden371:266,12918,422
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Fröste (10) & Frostè (1) are calculated separately.

Froste Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(English) A fair haired man, a cold hearted individual.

(Welsh) A brag.

(French, German) Dweller at the forest.

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Froste Last Name Facts

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

The surname Froste is most common in Uruguay. It may also appear as a variant: Fröste or Frostè. For other potential spellings of Froste click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Froste? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,104,724th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Froste are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 51 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most frequently held in Uruguay, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 30,917. In Uruguay Froste is most common in: Durazno Department, where 33 percent are found, Montevideo Department, where 32 percent are found and Canelones Department, where 12 percent are found. Besides Uruguay this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Froste Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Froste has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Froste Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Froste last name is principally Baptist (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Froste earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.02% less than the national average, earning $31,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $45,387 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fröste9410/
Frostè941/
Froster92161/
Frosted9218/
Frostte9210/
Frostie921/
Frost91126,163/
Frote9161/
Froustey86381/
Froustet8631/
Frosthed863/
Frostead861/
Frotte83343/
Frosty83182/
Frosst83139/
Froute83133/
Frotey83127/
Frosti8399/
Froust8392/
Frosth8338/
Frosta8335/
Froter8334/
Ffrost8334/
Freste8312/
Frosts8311/
Frotes839/
Frostå837/
Froost834/
Froist832/
Frodte831/
Frostp831/
Frostt831/
Fraste831/
Frotie831/
Fruste831/
Frot801,812/
Froistead802/
Fruster77174/
Frochte7787/
Frustie7726/
Fraster7720/
Froysti778/
Frauste778/
Frostis775/
Frotter773/
Frestie773/
Frustes773/
Fresteh771/
Frousti771/
Frousty771/
Froyset771/
Froosti771/
Froshth771/
Frotett770/
Frottie770/
Froythe770/
Frastes770/
Frota7313,752/
Frate733,172/
Froty73490/
Frast73214/
Vrote7381/
Froté7366/
Froot7354/
Frout7333/
Froth7316/
Froit7312/
Froti739/
Frots738/
Frods733/
Frott733/
Froht731/
Frodt730/
Fruot730/
Froustis7166/
Froiseth7162/
Frostová7151/
Frostova7120/
Frochter712/
Fruyster712/
Frauster711/
Frushtei711/
Frostich710/
Frater674,957/
Frates671,735/
Fratea67649/
Fráter67283/
Fratte67257/
Frusti67161/
Vroust67137/
Fraust6798/
Fraute6771/
Frouti6760/
Frateș6752/
Frotta6749/
Fresti6747/
Frusta6746/
Fraszt6733/
Frasta6729/
Frătea6727/
Frocht6724/
Frotté6717/
Frasti6715/
Froutz679/
Froita679/
Frouté679/
Frouth678/
Frotti675/
Frouty674/
Frasth673/
Vrotea673/
Frajst672/
Fratie672/
Frooti672/
Frasht672/
Frotch671/
Frastz671/
Frothy671/
Frotts671/
Frotis671/
Freute671/
Phrost671/
Froyta671/
Frågot671/
Frooty671/
Frotty671/
Fratez670/
Fratey670/
Frusty670/
Froutt670/
Frouta670/

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