Fram Surname

301,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Fram Surname Definition:

“Competent” in Old German (Vrame). Allied to Fromm - “Pious”.

Fram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6431:563,70046,375
Canada2791:132,06313,716
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
England471:1,185,49155,443
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
France61:11,070,454349,096
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland581:64,5383,942
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Fram (551) may also be a first name.

Fram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Competent” in Old German (Vrame). Allied to Fromm - “Pious”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(from the name of a male ancestor) An adaptation of Abraham.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Fram Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fram (Hindi: फरम, Marathi: फ़ोरम, Russian: Фрам) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fram? popularity and diffusion

Fram is the 301,673rd most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,788,361 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Fram are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fram is also the 358,643rd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 551 people.

Fram is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 643 people, or 1 in 563,700. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 18 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Fram is found in 48 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Fram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fram has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fram last name expanded 564 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fram Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fram surname are 1.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fram earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.33% less than the national average, earning R 80,016 per year; in United States they earn 21.42% more than the national average, earning $52,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $55,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frame8919,916/
Frahm8910,510/
Fraim89698/
Fream89312/
Framm89130/
Fraum8990/
Fraam8936/
Framc8918/
Framh896/
Frham894/
Framt893/
Fraym891/
Frram891/
Frzam891/
Framn890/
Framd890/
Freame80128/
Framme80110/
Fraime8050/
Frahme8039/
Fraham8013/
Fratim805/
Frayme805/
Fraume803/
Framåt802/
Frasem801/
Fraahm801/
Fraumm800/
From758,534/
Fran755,493/
Frań75157/
Framova736/
Frachim731/
Frascim731/
Fromm6715,677/
Frain674,618/
Frane672,125/
Frant671,275/
Froom671,085/
Frome67864/
Frhan67818/
Frahn67704/
Frohm67606/
Frang67541/
Frand67506/
Frean67402/
Frayn67357/
Froim67144/
Freim6777/
Froum6754/
Franț6740/
Fraun6739/
Frann6734/
Franh6727/
Franq6715/
Vrahm6712/
Phram6711/
Hfran679/
Fraan678/
Frzan677/
Vraim676/
Froym675/
Pfrom674/
Frasn674/
Fhran673/
Freym672/
Frran672/
Fromd672/
Fromk672/
Fraymova671/
Fromn671/
Vream671/
Fhrom670/

Fram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fram in the Hindi language
फरमpharama-
Fram in the Marathi language
फ़ोरमforama40
फ़रमfarama40
फ़रामfarama20
Fram in the Russian language
Фрамfram-

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Fram Reference & Research

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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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