Fanselow Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fanselow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanselow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6271:128,39815,655
United States951:3,815,357209,650
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fanselow Last Name Facts

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

Fanselow is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fanselow.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanselow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 409,546th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,543,430 people. Fanselow occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Fanselow live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 128,398. In Germany it is most frequent in: Berlin, where 21 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.

Fanselow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fanselow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fanselow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fanselow last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Fanselow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $47,564 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanslow93236/
Vanselow881,549/
Fanzelow885/
Faneslow881/
Famselow880/
van Selow8250/
Van-Selow824/
Vansellow821/
Funslow80217/
Fonslow8010/
Fanslaw809/
Vanslow805/
Fnaslow801/
Finsolow751/
Vaneslow751/
Vansleow751/
Venselow750/
Vancelow750/
Vonseelow711/
Vonslow6711/
Venslow674/
Vonselov631/
Fanzilov631/
von Sylow591/
Vanshalov591/
Fanzilova591/
Venslaw530/

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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 Fanselow
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