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 surname Fricke is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fricke.

How Common Is The Last Name Fricke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,986th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 182,783 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Fricke reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 31 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 31,089 people, or 1 in 2,590. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Fricke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fricke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 667 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fricke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fricke are 18.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.32% registered to vote for 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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