Fraenkel Surname

323,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Fraenkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fraenkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
South Africa1631:332,37931,027
Germany1071:752,38756,374
France741:897,604104,173
Denmark731:77,3257,557
England471:1,185,49155,443
Canada391:944,75971,777
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Israel271:316,94927,106
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Austria91:946,15970,786
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Fraenkel (10) may also be a first name.

Fraenkel Last Name Facts

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

Fraenkel is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fraenkel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 323,175th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,315,031 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Fraenkel reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 1,029,713. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and New Jersey, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Fraenkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fraenkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fraenkel surname increased 2,708 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fraenkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fraenkel last name are 44.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fraenkel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 344.3% more than the national average, earning R 1,055,830 per year; in United States they earn 33.58% more than the national average, earning $57,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $63,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fraenckel9432/
Frenkel9310,642/
Fraenkl9327/
Frenkiel88498/
Freinkel8875/
Frenckel889/
Freynkel886/
Freankel882/
Frenkeel881/
Frenkell881/
Frenkl8635/
Frnkel8611/
Frenckell824/
Fränkel80813/
Frencel80492/
Frenkil8096/
Frinkel8020/
Fremkel804/
Freenkl801/
Frenqel801/
Fraenklová784/
Frenkelová781/
Frnkl770/
Frenquel7525/
Frenchel7518/
Fränckel7516/
Freinkil753/
Frynkiel751/
Frencl71332/
Fränkl7149/
Freinquel7116/
Frenklová713/
Frenklech711/
Frenchell711/
Frinkl711/
Fryncel6720/
Fränkelová678/
Frencil671/
Frenclová59128/
Frenclova594/
Fränklová591/

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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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  • 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 Fraenkel
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