Frauenfelder Surname

235,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Frauenfelder Surname User-submission:

Frauenfelder is a Swiss surname, denoting someone who came from Frauenfeld ('field of women'), a place in west Thurgau, Switzerland.

Frauenfelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland8071:10,1771,667
Netherlands2471:68,36911,652
Australia1811:149,14815,854
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Germany891:904,55664,175
France701:948,896108,010
Poland661:575,89053,502
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
England21:27,859,030389,889
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Frauenfelder Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Frauenfelder is a Swiss surname, denoting someone who came from Frauenfeld ('field of women'), a place in west Thurgau, Switzerland.

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Frauenfelder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frauenfelder occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frauenfelder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Frauenfelder is the 235,884th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,274,220 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Frauenfelder are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 807 people, or 1 in 10,177. In Switzerland Frauenfelder is most numerous in: Canton of Zürich, where 65 percent are found, Canton of Thurgau, where 9 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Frauenfelder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frauenfelder has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frauenfelder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Frauenfelder last name are 7.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.98% being registered to vote for the party.

Frauenfelder earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $47,765 USD per year.

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