Gfrörer Surname

442,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gfrörer Surname Definition:

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

Gfrörer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7281:110,58413,613
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Gfrorer (30) are calculated separately.

Gfrörer 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

Gfrörer Last Name Facts

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

Gfrörer occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Gfrorer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gfrörer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 442,751st most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 9,439,826 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gfrörer reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 728 people, or 1 in 110,584. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 85 percent are found, Hesse, where 5 percent are found and Berlin, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gfrorer9530/
Gfröhrer9315/
Gfrerer861,360/
Gfrärer8612/
Gfrarer864/
Gfroerer80264/
Gfrerrer8031/
Gfröreis8015/
Gfroehrer7549/
G'Froerer7527/
Kfrerer5715/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gfrörer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis