Frommelt Surname

180,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Frommelt Surname User-submission:

(German) The Frommelt surname means 'descendant of Frumold (From(m)olt)'. Which means 'brave-leader'. It comes from the words vrum, vrom meaning 'valiant' or 'brave', and common suffix walt, meaning 'leader' or 'ruler'.

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Frommelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9691:83,08110,492
United States7751:467,68939,813
Liechtenstein4201:9114
Switzerland641:128,32712,782
Denmark461:122,71111,225
Austria291:293,63633,260
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Frömmelt (3) are calculated separately.

Frommelt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) The Frommelt surname means 'descendant of Frumold (From(m)olt)'. Which means 'brave-leader'. It comes from the words vrum, vrom meaning 'valiant' or 'brave', and common suffix walt, meaning 'leader' or 'ruler'.

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Frommelt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frommelt is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Frömmelt. For other potential spellings of Frommelt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frommelt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 180,255th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,081,415 people. The last name Frommelt is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Frommelt reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 969 people, or 1 in 83,081. In Germany Frommelt is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 17 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Liechtenstein, where 18 percent are found.

Frommelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Frommelt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Frommelt surname expanded 2,981 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frommelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Frommelt last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Frommelt earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.54% more than the national average, earning $48,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.04% less than the national average, earning $33,767 CAD per year.

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