Frénay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Frénay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
The alternate forms: Frenay (1,234) are calculated separately.
Frénay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Frénay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Frénay occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Frenay. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Frénay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Frénay is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Frénay are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Frénay is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,874,161. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 75 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 25 percent are found. Besides Belgium this last name exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- 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 Frénay
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis