Manfred Surname

126,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Manfred Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Manfred'; Old German Maginfred (Yonge).

Bemardns Manifred, 1290-1325, Compotus of Bolton Abbey: Whitaker's Craven.

Hugo Madefray, Close Rolls-, 11 Edward III.

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Manfred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0621:49,8515,545
United States6381:568,11746,655
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Nigeria3161:560,57827,255
Germany2841:283,47029,659
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
England321:1,741,18971,393
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Austria151:567,69652,281
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Togo91:805,3086,372
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Panama71:558,8949,437
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Manfred (1,066,255) may also be a first name.

Manfred Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Manfred'; Old German Maginfred (Yonge).

Bemardns Manifred, 1290-1325, Compotus of Bolton Abbey: Whitaker's Craven.

Hugo Madefray, Close Rolls-, 11 Edward III.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Descendant of Manfred (man, peace).

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

The old Teutonic personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Manfred Last Name Facts

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

Manfred (Arabic: نفرد, Hindi: मन्नर्फड, Russian: Манфред) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Manfred? popularity and diffusion

It is the 126,475th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,028,262 people. Manfred is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Manfred live; 30 percent live in East Africa and 30 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 816th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 1,066,255 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,062 people, or 1 in 49,851. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 41 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Ghana, where 13 percent live.

Manfred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Manfred has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Manfred surname grew 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manfred Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Manfred last name are 11.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Manfred earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $42,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $47,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manfried938/
Manfredh936/
Manfreds932/
Manfre924,317/
Mannfried881/
Monfred86119/
Manfrey8689/
Manfree8630/
Manfret8615/
Manffre8612/
Manferd8610/
Manfrei868/
Manfrid862/
Manfrer861/
Manfrie861/
Manfreu861/
Manfroid80121/
Monfried8068/
Monfretd801/
Monfreid801/
Manfaird801/
Mannfree801/
Manfra77951/
Monfre77437/
Manfrè77140/
Manfré7783/
Mamfre7730/
Manfri7728/
Manfry772/
Manfrê771/
Mainfroid75300/
Manfroi712,068/
Manfroy71141/
Monfret71127/
Monfrey7153/
Manffra718/
Monfree711/
Manfrai711/
Manfrói711/
Manfrio711/
Manfert710/
Mainfray67168/
Mainfroy67152/
Mainfroi6752/
Monfreth678/
Monferte672/
Manffray671/
Manfrois671/
Monfreis671/
Monfrees670/

Manfred Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manfred in the Hindi language
मन्नर्फडmannarphada-
Manfred in the Russian language
Манфредmanfred-
Manfred in the Arabic language
نفردnfrd-

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