Frankfurter Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Frankfurter Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Frankfort or Frankfurt (ford of the Franks), in Germany.

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Frankfurter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1241:649,23850,829
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Austria161:532,21549,801
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Frankfurter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Frankfort or Frankfurt (ford of the Franks), in Germany.

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

User-submitted Reference

Frankfurter is a German surname meaning 'someone from Frankfurt'. Frankfurt is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the 5th largest generally in Germany. It is home to many tall buildings, resembling London, NYC, Chicago, Southampton, Saint Louis and Moscow. It is 4h by train from Berlin, 3.75h from Hamburg, 3h from Munich, 1h from Cologne, 1.25h from Stuttgart, 1.5h from Dusseldorf. Frankfurt also has the largest German airport.

- aristo

Frankfurter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frankfurter is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Frankfurter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frankfurter? popularity and diffusion

Frankfurter is the 851,613th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Frankfurter are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 649,238. In Germany it is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 69 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Frankfurter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Frankfurter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 570 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frankfurter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Frankfurter surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Frankfurter earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 21.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,458 per year; in United States they earn 16.1% more than the national average, earning $50,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $59,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frankfurther961/
Frankforter91213/
Frankferter910/
Frankforther87113/
Frnakforter820/
Frankforder820/
Frankfoorder788/
Franco Frattari623/

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