Family name Frates (Frates 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare last name. The last name Frates is characteristic of Romania, where it is a rare surname, the United States, and Ireland. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, Romania, and Canada. Very seldom, Frates is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Frates | Canada, Brazil, United States, South Africa, Romania |
| josep d’oleza i frates Spanish architect (1896-1971), ES (b. 1896) |
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fabrizio frates Italian basketball coach, IT (b. 1959) |
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| william frates American painter, US (b. 1965) |
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| mary c frates researcher |
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| susan frates American activist, US |
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| ed frates college basketball player (1977–1977) Pepperdine |
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| nancy frates ALS Advocate |
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| elizabeth frates researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-1156-7745 |
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| pete frates American baseball player; inspiration for the Ice Bucket challenge (1984-2019), US (b. 1984) |
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| christian frates American voice actor, autism activist, editor, screenwriter and blogger, US (b. 1997) |
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