Frenkel Surname

48,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Frenkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frenkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5,1001:1,678158
United States2,1141:171,45617,304
Germany9431:85,37210,787
Russia4211:342,33534,115
Ukraine2611:174,41623,931
Argentina2471:173,05014,527
France2071:320,88348,728
Lithuania2031:14,9492,734
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Thailand1031:685,809114,410
England961:580,39635,131
Poland741:513,63249,911
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Belarus611:155,75521,264
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Chile361:489,34612,617
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
Austria211:405,49741,758
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Frenkel (54) may also be a first name.

Frenkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frenkel (Arabic: فرنكل, Russian: Френкель) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frenkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Frenkel is the 48,451st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 684,791 people. The last name Frenkel occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Frenkel are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 54 people.

The last name Frenkel is most frequently held in Israel, where it is carried by 5,100 people, or 1 in 1,678. In Israel it is most frequent in: Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent reside, Central District, where 23 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 16 percent reside. Barring Israel Frenkel occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Frenkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frenkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frenkel surname rose 5,285 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 9,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frenkel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Frenkel last name is primarily Orthodox (74%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Frenkel last name are 39.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.67% registered with the party.

The amount Frenkel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 31.01% more than the national average, earning R 311,340 per year; in United States they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning $51,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.37% more than the national average, earning $57,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fraenkel931,154/
Frenkiel93498/
Frenckel939/
Frenkeel931/
Frenkell931/
Frenkl9235/
Frnkel9211/
Fraenckel8832/
Frenckell884/
Fränkel86813/
Frencel86492/
Frenkil8696/
Fraenkl8627/
Frinkel8620/
Fremkel864/
Freenkl861/
Frenqel861/
Frnkl830/
Frenkelová821/
Frenquel8025/
Frenchel8018/
Fränckel8016/
Frynkiel801/
Frencl77332/
Fränkl7749/
Frinkl771/
Frenklová753/
Frenklech751/
Frenchell751/
Fryncel7120/
Fränkelová718/
Frencil711/
Frenclová63128/
Frenclova634/
Fränklová631/

Frenkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frenkel in the Russian language
Френкельfrenkel-
Frenkel in the Arabic language
فرنكلfrnkl-

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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 Frenkel
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