Fribourg Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fribourg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fribourg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5041:131,79120,133
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Fribourg Last Name Facts

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

Fribourg occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fribourg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 452,985th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Fribourg live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Fribourg is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 504 people, or 1 in 131,791. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 28 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 12 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent live. Other than France it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Fribourg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fribourg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fribourg surname rose 531 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fribourg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fribourg are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fribourg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 387.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 94,522 per year and in United States they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $44,426 USD per year.

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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 Fribourg
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