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 surname Frénay occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Frenay. For other potential spellings of Frénay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Frénay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Frénay is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Frénay reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
It is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,874,161. In Belgium Frénay is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 75 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Belgium Frénay occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 50 percent are found.
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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
- 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
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