Frenk Surname

193,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Frenk Surname Definition:

For Frank, q.v.

Frenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7851:67,4427,116
Germany7281:110,58413,613
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
India551:13,946,643236,652
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
France221:3,019,215204,848
Chile181:978,69319,774
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Frenk (16,261) may also be a first name.

Frenk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Frank, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Frenk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frenk (Hindi: फ्रेंक) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frenk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 193,101st most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,344,445 people. The last name Frenk occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Frenk are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 43,944th most numerous first name globally, borne by 16,261 people.

The last name Frenk is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 785 people, or 1 in 67,442. In Tanzania Frenk is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 21 percent live, Tabora Region, where 20 percent live and Tanga Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Frenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frenk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frenk last name expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Frenk last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Frenk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 61.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,463 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.84% less than the national average, earning R 40,776 per year and in United States they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $48,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frenck91247/
Fraenk91206/
Frenke91175/
Freenk911/
Frnk891/
Frienck832/
Frencke831/
Frencks831/
Frink805,970/
Freng80320/
Frenc80228/
Frynk8033/
Fränk8019/
Frnck801/
Frenková7742/
Frenkova7739/
Fresncks774/
Frinke73101/
Fremke7357/
Frengs7352/
Frünke7313/
Phrenk735/
Fraenc734/
Frinck733/
Freung732/
Fränck731/
Fränke731/
Frönck731/
Frenxh731/
Frinnk731/
Fruink730/
Frionk730/
Frnková67350/
Frnkova677/
Frnc674/
Frng672/
Frnq671/
Frenque671/
Frenctt671/

Frenk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frenk in the Hindi language
फ्रेंकphrenka52.38
फ्रेन्कphrenka47.62

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