Frahm Surname

48,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Frahm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frahm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,5621:14,4741,887
United States3,6601:99,03211,007
Denmark5271:10,7111,012
Australia3091:87,36510,087
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
England121:4,643,172139,951
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3581:140,27613,217

Frahm Last Name Facts

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

Frahm occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Frahm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,978th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 693,392 people. The surname Frahm is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Frahm reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Frahm is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 5,562 people, or 1 in 14,474. In Germany Frahm is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 50 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent reside and Hamburg, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany Frahm exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Frahm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frahm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Frahm surname rose 1,022 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frahm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Frahm surname are 17.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Frahm earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.52% more than the national average, earning R 298,272 per year; in United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $53,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frahme9139/
Fraham9113/
Fraahm911/
Fram891,259/
Frame8019,916/
Fraim80698/
Frohm80606/
Fream80312/
Framm80130/
Fraum8090/
Fraam8036/
Vrahm8012/
Framh806/
Frham804/
Framt803/
Frzam801/
Fraym801/
Frram801/
Framd800/
Frohme73231/
Freame73128/
Framme73110/
Vraham7369/
Fraime7350/
Frayme735/
Fraume733/
Framåt732/
Fraumm730/
From678,534/
Framova676/

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Frahm Reference & Research

Frame/Freame/Fremaul FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Frame/Freame/Fremaul FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Frahm
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