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Where Does The Last Name Franke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Franke (Arabic: فرانكة, Russian: Франке) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Franké or Frańke. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Franke is the 5,120^th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 65,948 people. The surname Franke is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Franke reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 214,367^th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 1,342 people.

Franke is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 86,041 people, or 1 in 936. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 95 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Franke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Franke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 874 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 668 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Franke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States Franke are 15.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Franke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning 367,564 kr per year; in Peru they earn 126.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,848 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.43% less than the national average, earning R 189,084 per year; in United States they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $48,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $50,962 CAD per year.