Gfroerer Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gfroerer Surname Definition:

(German) One to whom soldiers came for superstitious protection in battle.

Gfroerer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Gfroerer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One to whom soldiers came for superstitious protection in battle.

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

Gfroerer Last Name Facts

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

Gfroerer is found most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gfroerer? popularity and diffusion

Gfroerer is the 978,274th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Gfroerer live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 1,830,601. In The United States Gfroerer is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 22 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Gfroerer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gfroerer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gfroerer last name increased 683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gfroerer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gfroerer surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55% being registered with the party.

The amount Gfroerer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning $42,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $41,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gfroehrer9449/
G'Froerer9427/
Gfrerer931,360/
Gfrorer9330/
Gfrerrer8831/
Gfrörer80772/
Kfrerer8015/
Gfrärer8012/
Gfrarer804/
Gfröhrer7515/

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