Frömel Surname
Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname
Frömel Surname Definition:
(from the name of a male ancestor) Another adaptation of Abraham. Avraham becomes Avrum, which becomes Avromel. The “v” is pronounced as “f” in German, and Avromel becomes Vromel, which becomes Fromel. Sometimes From moved on to become Fromkin, “descendant of Afrom.
Read More About This SurnameFrömel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,012 | 1:79,551 | 10,048 |
| Austria | 125 | 1:68,123 | 10,493 |
| Czechia | 70 | 1:151,907 | 23,478 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Fromel (200) are calculated separately.
Frömel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from the name of a male ancestor) Another adaptation of Abraham. Avraham becomes Avrum, which becomes Avromel. The “v” is pronounced as “f” in German, and Avromel becomes Vromel, which becomes Fromel. Sometimes From moved on to become Fromkin, “descendant of Afrom.” In the same way the name Frommer (German for “pious person”) has nothing to do with piety. It originally was Fromer, derived from Abraham, but was spelled Frommer to give it a German appearance and to serve as a cover for Abraham.
Frömel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Frömel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Frömel is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Fromel. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Frömel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 308,931st most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Frömel live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Frömel is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,012 people, or 1 in 79,551. In Germany Frömel is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 31 percent are found, Hesse, where 18 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 10 percent are found and Czechia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fromel | 94 | 200 | / |
| Frömmel | 92 | 970 | / |
| Frömelt | 92 | 132 | / |
| Fröhmel | 92 | 46 | / |
| Fröml | 91 | 99 | / |
| Fröhmelt | 86 | 20 | / |
| Frömmelt | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fremel | 83 | 176 | / |
| Framel | 83 | 121 | / |
| Frömml | 83 | 16 | / |
| Frömelová | 80 | 50 | / |
| Frommel | 77 | 539 | / |
| Froemel | 77 | 256 | / |
| Fromell | 77 | 170 | / |
| Freemel | 77 | 11 | / |
| Fremmel | 77 | 9 | / |
| Framell | 77 | 9 | / |
| Frehmel | 77 | 9 | / |
| Frammel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Framiel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Frömmelová | 75 | 54 | / |
| Frömmelova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Freml | 73 | 132 | / |
| Froml | 73 | 3 | / |
| Framl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Frömlová | 71 | 80 | / |
| Frommell | 71 | 69 | / |
| Froemmel | 71 | 28 | / |
| Frömlova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Freemoel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Frammell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Framil | 67 | 902 | / |
| Fromyl | 67 | 8 | / |
| Frömmlová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fremml | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fromml | 67 | 5 | / |
| Frammill | 57 | 0 | / |
| Phroml | 50 | 3 | / |
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