Friedländer Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Friedländer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friedländer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2421:332,66732,901
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Friedlander (6,744) are calculated separately.

Friedländer Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Friedländer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 870,423rd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Friedländer live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Friedländer is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 332,667. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Saxony, where 17 percent live and Bavaria, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 9 percent live and Sweden, where 8 percent live.

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Footnotes

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