Fritsche Surname

30,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Fritsche Surname Definition:

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

Fritsche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,5951:6,392783
United States2,6211:138,29014,432
Switzerland8841:9,2911,514
Brazil4541:471,52917,839
Austria4101:20,7693,241
Mexico1061:1,171,00214,323
France1041:638,68083,098
Canada751:491,27542,011
Poland671:567,29552,993
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Belgium231:499,85448,667
England211:2,653,24194,788
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Liechtenstein111:3,489390
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3011:166,83915,114

The alternate forms: Fritsché (19) are calculated separately.

Fritsche (17) may also be a first name.

Fritsche 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

Fritsche Last Name Facts

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

Fritsche occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Fritsché. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fritsche? popularity and diffusion

It is the 30,138th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 410,960 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Fritsche reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename on earth, held by 17 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 12,595 people, or 1 in 6,392. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside, Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Fritsche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fritsche has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fritsche last name increased 871 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fritsche Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fritsche are 14.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.64% registered with the party.

The amount Fritsche earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.15% less than the national average, earning R 111,324 per year; in United States they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning $47,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.82% more than the national average, earning $62,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fritsché9619/
Fritzsche9418,691/
Fritscher941,697/
Fritschie94102/
Frietsche9429/
Fritsches9428/
Fristsche944/
Fritschey941/
Fritssche941/
Frittsche941/
Friotsche940/
Fritche93546/
Fritshe938/
Fritsce931/
Frietzsche8976/
Freitzsche892/
Freitscher891/
Fristscher891/
Fritschi883,658/
Fritschy88806/
Fritcher88707/
Fritchey88406/
Frütsche8829/
Frutsche889/
Frizsche887/
Fristche884/
Fritsher883/
Fritshie883/
Fritshce882/
Fritzshe882/
Fritchse881/
Fritcshe881/
Fritscer881/
Fritsehe881/
Fritsshe881/
Fritscie881/
Frytsche881/
Fritchet880/
Fritchee880/
Fridsche880/
Freitche880/
Frietshe880/
Fritshey880/
Fritdche880/
Fretsche880/
Friche86896/
Frisce8627/
Fritse8624/
Fritscheová8422/
Frietzschse840/
Fritschij8248/
Fritchett824/
Fritchshe822/
Frietschy822/
Fritzsehe821/
Fritzszhe821/
Frittschy821/
Frittsshe821/
Fritcschi820/
Fraiche80273/
Freiche8090/
Fritchy8032/
Frytche8020/
Friscea8010/
Fritchi809/
Fritseh805/
Fritsze805/
Friscie802/
Fritcie802/
Fridche802/
Fritcey801/
Fritshi801/
Fretche800/
Fritsie800/
Fritcer800/
Frichey800/
Frice77104/
Fretcher75193/
Frutschi75137/
Frutschy7524/
Fristchy757/
Fretschi751/
Frithcer751/
Freichey751/
Fritsehr751/
Fristchi750/
Fretsher750/
Frietseh750/
Frittser750/
Fretchet750/
Fritze715,427/
Freche71879/
Friece7164/
Fritsi7133/
Fricze7131/
Frichi7124/
Fraice719/
Frèche714/
Frêche714/
Frisci713/
Freice712/
Fritci711/
Fritsy711/
Fresce711/
Fruice711/
Fricie710/
Fretse710/
Fricey710/
Freyche67347/
Frietze67287/
Fritzie6753/
Fritzøe6735/
Fraichi6714/
Frechea676/
Fritzee673/
Fritzey672/
Fraicse671/
Freichi671/
Fritcsi671/
Frydche671/
Frytser671/
Fritces670/

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