Frohlich Surname

85,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Monaco

Frohlich Surname Definition:

(German) The merry or cheerful person; the wise person.

Frohlich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,7481:77,9022,915
United States1,7591:206,06020,213
Canada2751:133,98413,895
France1261:527,16472,630
Chile1131:155,8985,263
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Australia731:369,80430,692
Argentina601:712,39048,679
England521:1,071,50151,923
Spain511:916,70735,562
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Croatia391:108,42616,784
Peru321:993,25418,991
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Israel121:713,13647,700
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Wales51:618,90625,852
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

The alternate forms: Fröhlich (47,985) & Fróhlich (1) are calculated separately.

Frohlich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The merry or cheerful person; the wise person.

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

Frohlich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frohlich is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Fröhlich or Fróhlich. Click here for other potential spellings of Frohlich.

How Common Is The Last Name Frohlich? popularity and diffusion

The surname Frohlich is the 85,037th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,283,923 people. The last name Frohlich occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Frohlich live; 53 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Frohlich is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,748 people, or 1 in 77,902. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 64 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 14 percent live and Paraná, where 8 percent live. Besides Brazil it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Frohlich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frohlich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Frohlich last name rose 1,454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 274 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Frohlich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Frohlich last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Frohlich last name are 4.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Frohlich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 232.05% more than the national average, earning S/. 64,368 per year; in United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,296 CAD per year.

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