Frankenberger Surname

131,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Frankenberger Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Frankenberg (the hill of the Franks), in Saxony.

Frankenberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0981:38,3725,084
United States9151:396,13034,733
Brazil1771:1,209,46041,744
Austria761:112,04515,874
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
England51:11,143,612252,590
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Frankenberger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Frankenberg (the hill of the Franks), in Saxony.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Frankenberger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frankenberger is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frankenberger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 131,858th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,127,130 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Frankenberger are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,098 people, or 1 in 38,372. In Germany Frankenberger is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 61 percent live, Hesse, where 14 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent live. Excluding Germany it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Frankenberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Frankenberger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frankenberger last name expanded 715 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frankenberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Frankenberger last name are 16.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Frankenberger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $45,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $48,603 CAD per year.

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Frankenberger Reference & Research

Frankenberger 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

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