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    The surname Fraga

    A surname, carried by 4,998 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F620

    Fraga: #6,746 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Fraga #6,746, 4,998 people Fraga: #6,746 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Fraga #6,746, 4,998 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fraga is more common than 95.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname of Iberian origin.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,998 people named Fraga in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,774 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,894.

    #6,746
    rank among US surnames
    4,998
    people in 2010
    1.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.4%
    change since 2000 (was #7,888)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #6,737McShane5,00661,675
    #6,739Torrey5,00461,700
    #6,744Elwood5,00061,749
    #6,746Fraga4,99861,774
    #6,748Neves4,99761,786
    #6,749Batres4,99661,799
    #6,750Benge4,99561,811

    Who is named Fraga

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    72% of people named Fraga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 25% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 72%
    • White (not Hispanic) 25%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Fragas

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Almir de Souza Fraga
      Brazilian association football player, born 1969
    • Edimar Fraga
      Brazilian footballer, born 1986
    • Igor Fraga
      Brazilian racing driver, born 1998
    • Felipe Fraga
      Brazilian racing driver, born 1995
    • Denise Fraga
      Brazilian actress, born 1965
    • Arminio Fraga
      Brazilian economist, born 1957

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Fraga

    Fraga has the Soundex code F620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F620.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Fraga?
    4,998 people in the United States had the surname Fraga in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,774 Americans. It ranked 6,746th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fraga?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Fraga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Fraga?
    Almir de Souza Fraga, Brazilian association football player, followed by Edimar Fraga.
    Where is the surname Fraga most common?
    Wikidata records people named Fraga in Brazil.
    Is the surname Fraga getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,894 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,998 in 2010, up 28%.