Fränkel Surname

425,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fränkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fränkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7031:114,51714,106
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Fränkel Last Name Facts

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

Fränkel is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fränkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fränkel is the 425,369th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 8,963,771 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Fränkel are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Fränkel is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 703 people, or 1 in 114,517. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 30 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Berlin, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fränckel9316/
Fränkl9249/
Frnkel9211/
Frenkel8610,642/
Frinkel8620/
Frnkl830/
Fränkelová828/
Fraenkel801,154/
Frenkiel80498/
Frenckel809/
Frenkeel801/
Frenkell801/
Frynkiel801/
Frenkl7735/
Frinkl771/
Fraenckel7532/
Frenckell754/
Fränklová751/
Frencel71492/
Frenkil7196/
Fraenkl7127/
Fryncel7120/
Fremkel714/
Freenkl711/
Frenqel711/
Frenkelová711/
Frenquel6725/
Frenchel6718/
Frenklová633/
Frenklech631/
Frenchell631/
Frencl62332/
Frencil571/
Frenclová50128/
Frenclova504/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fränkel
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