Fru Surname

47,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon10,5771:1,964191
United States991:3,661,201203,401
England361:1,547,72466,012
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India111:69,733,217610,955
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Fru (387) may also be a first name.

Fru Last Name Facts

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

Fru (Bengali: ফ্রু, Hindi: फरु, Marathi: फ़रु) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,640th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 671,354 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fru reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 440,394th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 387 people.

The surname Fru is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 10,577 people, or 1 in 1,964. In Cameroon Fru is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 62 percent reside, Centre Region, where 13 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Fru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fru has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fru surname rose 990 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fru are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Fru earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.3% less than the national average, earning R 58,692 per year; in United States they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning $34,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $54,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frau8611,451/
Fruh86919/
Freu86455/
Frut86208/
Frus86204/
Frou86136/
Fruy8659/
Fruß8610/
Frud8610/
Frhu865/
Frui864/
Fruz863/
Fruš862/
Fruś862/
Frux862/
Frzu861/
Ffru861/
Pfru861/
Wfru861/
Froud752,607/
Freud75969/
Fruit75786/
Frush75615/
Fraud75581/
Freus75473/
Froux75466/
Frudd75321/
Fraus75230/
Frouz75190/
Fruyt75187/
Frouh75176/
Fruch75174/
Fraux75137/
Freue75134/
Frauz7553/
Frous7550/
Frust7544/
Frout7533/
Fårup7513/
Fraut7511/
Freuz7510/
Fruis758/
Freuh757/
Fruht756/
Fruss755/
Frusz754/
Fruhy753/
Fruhe752/
Fruiz752/
Freut752/
Fruid751/
Frauh751/
Freuś751/
Fruuz751/
Frrup751/
Frouj751/
Freux750/
Fruih750/
Fraup750/
Froup750/
Fruits67724/
Frucht67469/
Frusch67207/
Fruitt67182/
Fruish67122/
Frauts67100/
Fraust6798/
Froust6792/
Frørup6746/
Fruiht6733/
Fruijt6721/
Frautz6718/
Froush6713/
Frault6711/
Frauch6711/
Froutz679/
Frouth678/
Frouzz678/
Freuch675/
Frouij674/
Fruggi673/
Frauss673/
Freudt672/
Frauds672/
Frushs671/
Fraush671/
Freuss671/
Frouch671/
Fruhch671/
Fhreus671/
Fhrust670/
Fruich670/
Fruith670/
Fraudt670/
Frauht670/
Freush670/
Frusth670/
Frautt670/
Froutt670/

Fru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fru in the Bengali language
ফ্রুphru-
Fru in the Hindi language
फरुpharu-
Fru in the Marathi language
फ़रुfaru-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fru
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