Frankenberg Surname

149,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Frankenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frankenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3411:60,0347,734
United States1,0241:353,96431,669
Sweden1651:59,6774,579
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Poland631:603,31354,622
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Israel491:174,64617,612
Australia331:818,05251,601
France291:2,290,439180,028
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
England211:2,653,24194,788
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

Frankenberg (12) may also be a first name.

Frankenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frankenberg (Russian: Франкенберг) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frankenberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 149,207th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,461,177 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Frankenberg reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.

Frankenberg is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,341 people, or 1 in 60,034. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 42 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Thuringia, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany Frankenberg is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Frankenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frankenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Frankenberg last name rose 621 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frankenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Frankenberg last name are 30.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Frankenberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning 289,479 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 180.88% more than the national average, earning R 667,476 per year and in United States they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $42,873 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Frankenberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frankenberg in the Russian language
Франкенбергfrankenberg-

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Footnotes

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