Frankenstein Surname

233,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Frankenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frankenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9611:83,77310,558
United States4971:729,29457,260
Israel671:127,72613,864
Poland451:844,63965,213
Austria401:212,88626,249
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England41:13,929,515290,718
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Frankenstein (27) may also be a first name.

Frankenstein Last Name Facts

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

Frankenstein is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frankenstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 233,514th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,219,772 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Frankenstein reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Frankenstein is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name on earth, held by 27 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 961 people, or 1 in 83,773. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Berlin, where 12 percent are found and Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Frankenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Frankenstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frankenstein last name increased 273 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frankenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Frankenstein surname are 0.040000000000006% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.27% registered to vote for the party.

Frankenstein earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $48,091 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Frankenstein
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