von Frank Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

von Frank Surname User-submission:

The Von Frank surname originates from Frankfurt, Germany. When the family immigrated to the United States, they were unable to communicate in English and so responded to questions about their name by saying their first name followed by 'von Frankfurt'.

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von Frank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

von Frank Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Von Frank surname originates from Frankfurt, Germany. When the family immigrated to the United States, they were unable to communicate in English and so responded to questions about their name by saying their first name followed by 'von Frankfurt'. This is because von in German translates to 'from', and thus they were trying to indicate their place of origin. Over time, this explanation was shortened to 'Von Frank' and became the family's surname.

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von Frank Last Name Facts

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

von Frank occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name von Frank? popularity and diffusion

von Frank is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of von Frank live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name von Frank is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 50 percent reside, New Jersey, where 15 percent reside and Washington, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

von Frank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of von Frank has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

von Frank Last Name Statistics demography

von Frank earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 112.44% more than the national average, earning $91,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Frank8988/
van Franck8412/
van Franke842/
van Franks841/
van Fran821/
von Franque804/
van Vrank781/
van Frachen7034/
van Fraassen6776/
van Fracem631/
van Frachem6013/
van Frausem602/

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