Froelich Surname
Approximately 5,799 people bear this surname
Froelich Surname Definition:
“Merry” in German. (Compare Vrolik in Afrikaans.)
Froelich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,394 | 1:82,490 | 9,368 |
| Brazil | 448 | 1:477,844 | 18,073 |
| Germany | 284 | 1:283,470 | 29,659 |
| Poland | 176 | 1:215,959 | 28,266 |
| France | 125 | 1:531,382 | 73,029 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 395 | 1:127,136 | 12,256 |
Froelich (18) may also be a first name.
Froelich Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Merry” in German. (Compare Vrolik in Afrikaans.)
(German) The merry or cheerful person; the wise person.
Froelich Demographics
Average Male Froelich Height
177.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Froelich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Froelich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Froelich is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Froelich? popularity and diffusion
The last name Froelich is the 83,477th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,256,690 people. The surname Froelich occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Froelich live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 4,394 people, or 1 in 82,490. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 8 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.
Froelich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Froelich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Froelich last name expanded 1,112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Froelich Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Froelich surname are 18.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.9% registered with the political party.
The amount Froelich earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.88% more than the national average, earning R 508,272 per year; in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.26% more than the national average, earning $57,763 CAD per year.
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