Fritsch Surname

12,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fritsch Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Fritz, a pet form of Friedrich (peace, ruler).

Fritsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany25,5001:3,157330
France7,2491:9,163841
United States5,9031:61,4027,196
Brazil3,1771:67,3832,510
Austria2,0821:4,090425
Canada3521:104,67511,294
Poland2751:138,21420,006
Australia2471:109,29412,192
Switzerland2151:38,2005,495
Czechia2151:49,4588,278
Luxembourg1821:3,190415
Hungary1111:88,4358,728
Sweden921:107,0307,712
England871:640,43737,483
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Chile651:271,0238,011
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Israel321:267,42624,032
Norway301:171,41020,526
Greece281:395,70752,747
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Finland101:549,67032,186
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5361:93,6929,599

Fritsch (15) may also be a first name.

Fritsch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Fritz, a pet form of Friedrich (peace, ruler).

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

Fritsch Last Name Facts

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

Fritsch (Arabic: فريتش) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fritsch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,095th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 156,887 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Fritsch reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Fritsch is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 25,500 people, or 1 in 3,157. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in France, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Fritsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fritsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fritsch surname grew 1,101 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 435 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fritsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fritsch are 16.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fritsch earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.51% more than the national average, earning 451,685 kr per year; in Peru they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,240 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.8% less than the national average, earning R 195,348 per year; in United States they earn 10.81% more than the national average, earning $47,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $52,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fritzsch933,916/
Frietsch931,675/
Fristsch9310/
Freitsch932/
Frittsch931/
Fritssch931/
Fritch922,701/
Fritsh9228/
Fritsc922/
Fritzsche8818,691/
Fritssche881/
Fristszch881/
Frittsche881/
Froitcsch880/
Fritche86546/
Fristch8627/
Fritshe868/
Fretsch863/
Freitch862/
Fritsth862/
Fritcsh862/
Frytsch862/
Fritchs861/
Fritdch861/
Fritsce861/
Fritszh861/
Fricsch860/
Frits831,567/
Frich83796/
Fritc834/
Fritschová82231/
Fritschova822/
Freitzsche822/
Friedsch8031/
Fristche804/
Fritshce802/
Fritzshe802/
Friststh801/
Fritchse801/
Fritsshe801/
Frestsch801/
Frytsche801/
Fridsche800/
Freitche800/
Fritdche800/
Fretsche800/
Fritts778,201/
Friche77896/
Fruits77724/
Frichs7748/
Freits7744/
Frithz7744/
Fritsz7743/
Fraits7736/
Fritse7724/
Fretch7723/
Friets7719/
Friths7718/
Fraich779/
Freich774/
Fritsø774/
Frichz774/
Frisci773/
Frists772/
Fricsh772/
Froich772/
Fritci771/
Frithc771/
Fritzh771/
Fritss771/
Frrits771/
Fruich770/
Fridch770/
Fritcz770/
Fritchshe752/
Fritzszhe751/
Fritshová751/
Frittsshe751/
Fric732,063/
Freites7117,674/
Fraites71302/
Fraiche71273/
Freiche7190/
Frytche7120/
Freichs7112/
Fruitts7110/
Fraitts719/
Fritsze715/
Fristts712/
Fridche712/
Frestch711/
Fretche710/
Fretsth710/
Frettch710/
Freiths710/
Fristhz710/
Frittss710/
Fritz67132,440/
Frech678,261/
Fricz67399/
Frych67348/
Frets67258/
Frids6784/
Fryts6757/
Frizh6710/
Freittes676/
Friec675/
Frizs674/
Fritsova672/
Freic672/
Frici672/
Fritcova671/
Fraitess671/
Fretc670/
Friedtzh670/

Fritsch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fritsch in the Arabic language
فريتشfrytsh-

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