Freiburger Surname

211,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Freiburger Surname User-submission:

Freiburger is a Germanic surname that means 'from Freiburg'. Freiburg is a German city that is 2h from Stuttgart, 2.5h from Frankfurt, 50' from Offenburg, 1h from Basel (Switzerland), 1h20m from Karlsruhe, and 1h from Strasbourg (France).

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Freiburger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3471:269,08625,296
Canada2321:158,81716,066
Germany1671:482,06941,726
France1601:415,14260,629
Israel341:251,69522,987
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Freiburger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Freiburger is a Germanic surname that means 'from Freiburg'. Freiburg is a German city that is 2h from Stuttgart, 2.5h from Frankfurt, 50' from Offenburg, 1h from Basel (Switzerland), 1h20m from Karlsruhe, and 1h from Strasbourg (France). The population of Freiburg is over 230K people. Do not confuse this surname by thinking it means 'free burger'. Burg is a common toponym suffix in many countries, which means the toponym is from a castle or fortress. Er is the suffix meaning 'of' or 'from'.

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Freiburger Last Name Facts

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

Freiburger occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Freiburger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 211,036th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,727,645 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Freiburger live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,347 people, or 1 in 269,086. In The United States Freiburger is primarily found in: Iowa, where 18 percent live, Michigan, where 16 percent live and Indiana, where 15 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Freiburger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Freiburger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,845 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Freiburger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Freiburger last name are 31.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Freiburger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $47,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning $50,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freburger95256/
Friburger9558/
Freisburger9521/
Freiburge951/
Freibeurger951/
Freyburger901,236/
Freeburger90232/
Frieburger9061/
Freburge890/
Freyburgher8643/
Freybourger8613/
Fryburger8473/
Freyburge841/
Freeburge840/
Freyborger802/
Frieborger800/
Friburghi742/
Fraborga563/

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