Froben Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Froben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Froben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Froben (44) may also be a first name.

Froben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Froben is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Froben? popularity and diffusion

The last name Froben is the 3,665,662nd most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Froben live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. Froben is also the 1,525,482nd most common first name in the world It is held by 44 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany Froben is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 56 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Not including Germany Froben occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frobeen9273/
Frobehn921/
Frowen83516/
Frobin8361/
Fruben830/
Fraben830/
Frebien778/
Frown736/
Frohwien718/
Freeboen713/
Frowin675/
Frowyn675/
Frabin671/
Frubin671/
Frabne670/
Frowijn62268/
Fröbing621/
Vreeben621/
Frubion620/
Frompin620/
Frohwin620/
Phrompen5711/
Fravn5512/
Vrown558/
Frawn552/
Vrabyn501/
Vrowyn501/
Vrowin501/
Frawin500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Froben
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