Fricke Surname

13,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fricke Surname Definition:

(English) The bold or brave man.

Fricke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31,0891:2,590252
United States7,2061:50,3006,072
Australia2591:104,23111,721
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Denmark1671:33,8013,490
Netherlands1321:127,93319,924
Brazil1081:1,982,17063,074
Switzerland711:115,67511,889
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Mexico621:2,002,03618,805
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Austria541:157,69320,874
England441:1,266,32057,817
Chile311:568,27313,994
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Norway91:571,36544,190
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland81:687,08836,047
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
France61:11,070,454349,096
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Curaçao41:39,312638
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0811:46,4565,348

Fricke (31) may also be a first name.

Fricke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The bold or brave man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fricke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fricke is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fricke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,986th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 182,783 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Fricke are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Fricke is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 31,089 people, or 1 in 2,590. In Germany Fricke is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Fricke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fricke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fricke last name increased 667 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fricke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fricke surname are 18.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.32% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fricke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.48% less than the national average, earning 302,874 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.28% less than the national average, earning R 132,420 per year; in United States they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $45,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.37% more than the national average, earning $55,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frickey92963/
Frickie9271/
Frichke9217/
Fritcke928/
Friscke926/
Friecke924/
Frickee921/
Fraicke921/
Frickke920/
Frick9136,316/
Frice91104/
Frike9187/
Frischke86392/
Frickett863/
Freicker860/
Fritscke860/
Frieckke860/
Friche83896/
Frikke83199/
Frikeh83136/
Frickx83125/
Frieke8391/
Fricki8372/
Frický8363/
Fricka8358/
Frickh8346/
Fracke8338/
Frická8336/
Frecke8334/
Freick8325/
Fricky8325/
Frikey8311/
Fraice839/
Frizke836/
Freike836/
Fritck834/
Frycke833/
Fraick833/
Frickt832/
Freice832/
Frieck831/
Frikie831/
Fruick831/
Frikhe831/
Fraike831/
Fruice831/
Frichk831/
Frucke831/
Friock830/
Fhrick830/
Fricey830/
Fritke830/
Frik802,639/
Fric802,063/
Fritschke8023/
Pfrischke801/
Fritzscke801/
Fritzke771,241/
Fraiche77273/
Fricska77265/
Frikker77163/
Friskes7791/
Freiche7790/
Frikkee7763/
Friszke7732/
Fraikes7731/
Friczka7726/
Frikkie7717/
Frisske7715/
Fryczke7711/
Fritske775/
Fricque775/
Fridkes773/
Froucke773/
Vrickey772/
Frisker771/
Fretcke771/
Fruckey771/
Freicks771/
Fraucke771/
Frikehe771/
Frikche771/
Freacke770/
Freckie770/
Friecky770/
Frikhee770/
Frichey770/
Freckey770/
Freycke770/
Fritzschke751/
Frikh731,414/
Frieg73895/
Frake73789/
Freck73724/
Freke73711/
Frece73494/
Frica73239/
Frikk73109/
Fruik7384/
Friki7358/
Fraik7352/
Frika7338/
Fricq7335/
Freik7334/
Fräck7327/
Fryke7319/
Fruke7317/
Früke7313/
Friek739/
Friky737/
Frøik736/
Friec735/
Freic732/
Frict732/
Fryce732/
Frikz731/
Frihk731/
Fricá731/
Fricg730/
Fraikech71341/
Freidkes7152/
Fricková7132/
Frishkey7118/
Freikech719/
Frizsche717/
Fritskey716/
Freschke715/
Fritshce712/
Frittzke712/
Frischkecht711/
Freckkie711/
Freichey711/
Frischkc711/
Fryschke711/
Freitzke711/
Fritzske711/
Fritzkey710/
Fridsche710/
Friskett710/
Freake67990/
Frikha67979/
Freche67879/
Freeke67379/
Frikhi67378/
Freece67197/
Fritschka67190/
Friekh67178/
Freske67146/
Frecka67102/
Frique6794/
Freuck6776/
Freeck6775/
Frycki6769/
Frigki6739/
Fryker6738/
Frauke6726/
Frakey6725/
Frichi6724/
Frekey6723/
Frauce6722/
Frykke6720/
Froyck6719/
Frecky6719/
Frigka6717/
Frička6717/
Frecea6710/
Frayce679/
Frueke677/
Freace676/
Freika675/
Fresck675/
Fraikh675/
Freyke674/
Vruike674/
Frouke674/
Frèche674/
Frêche674/
Frikch674/
Fritschké673/
Frekke673/
Freack672/
Fricsh672/
Fraeke672/
Fraiki672/
Frigue672/
Frihka672/
Freikh672/
Frycka672/
Fryśke672/
Frikyi672/
Frakhe671/
Frithc671/
Vreike671/
Frecki671/
Vrieke671/
Freiky671/
Frieka671/
Frieky671/
Froyce671/
Frički671/
Frycká671/
Fryzke671/
Fricca671/
Fricth671/
Fretck670/
Fraiks670/
Freckt670/
Frekck670/
Fraiky670/
Frieki670/
Frechk670/
Friskechd670/

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