Friars Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Friars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3011:122,41112,833
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Northern Ireland721:25,6262,839
Scotland351:152,9669,000
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Friars Last Name Facts

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

Friars occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friars? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 551,387th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,586,435 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Friars live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Friars is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 122,411. In Canada it is most frequent in: New Brunswick, where 53 percent reside, Ontario, where 24 percent reside and Nova Scotia, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Canada this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 12 percent reside.

Friars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Friars has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,110 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 389 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Friars Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Friars surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Friars earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.28% more than the national average, earning $48,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.63% less than the national average, earning $44,899 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frijars922/
Friares922/
Friaras921/
Frirs911/
Frars911/
Friers83156/
Frears83124/
Frares83101/
Fryars8382/
Frires8365/
Fryirs8340/
Fraros8336/
Förars8325/
Freirs837/
Frarsa835/
Frairs833/
Farars832/
Friras832/
Forars831/
Fraers831/
Frirrs831/
Fraris831/
Fruars831/
Frarsi831/
Friors830/
Fraras830/
Fraars830/
Frirse830/
Ferriarsa8016/
Fariarosa801/
Freires7716,905/
Frayres77961/
Ferarsa77415/
Foriers77197/
Frareus77123/
Freiras77119/
Frieros7768/
Ferares7768/
Frierss7743/
Frieres7734/
Freiris7730/
Fariris7724/
Fraires7713/
Frerias7711/
Ferrars778/
Frieras776/
Frarias775/
Freiros775/
Frierso773/
Fraroso773/
Farrars772/
Firares772/
Fariras772/
Frayers771/
Ferrirs771/
Fararse771/
Frairse771/
Fririos771/
Foraras771/
Variars771/
Fararsa771/
Ferires771/
Farires771/
Frieris771/
Frairis771/
Frarras771/
Friurso771/
Frières771/
Feriras771/
Ferarsi771/
Frawers770/
Frariss770/
Fairirs770/
Fraries770/
Faria Rosa7562/
Faria Reis7537/
Faria Rios753/
Faria Ross752/
Frers731,048/
Frirz733/
Frors731/
Frarz730/
Fraresso71299/
Ferrares71295/
Freirias7158/
Ferraras7144/
Ferraros7138/
Ferreirs7129/
Ferareis7123/
Ferarese7119/
Fraresse7119/
Fruarsih7118/
Feraresi7111/
Ferarres719/
Ferriras718/
Ferarssa718/
Fereiras715/
Furriers715/
Faria Rossi714/
Ferrarse712/
Ferrarós712/
Faria Areas712/
Farriers711/
Ferarros711/
Ferharse711/
Ferrarsa711/
Ferrears711/
Ferriers711/
Ferriros711/
Firaraus711/
Feeriris711/
Farriors711/
Frierros711/
Fouriers711/
Frierese711/
Frayeres711/
Froireus711/
Ferrarys711/
Feririso711/
Firriras711/
Fereiros711/
Freiries711/
Faria Aires711/
Faria Ayres711/
Fariries711/
Frayiers710/
Friersee710/
Ferrarese677,680/
Ferraresi676,506/
Ferreiras672,629/
Freres671,853/
Ferreiros671,571/
Fryers67695/
Ferrieres67677/
Ferrareis67462/
Freris67416/
Freers67230/
Frores6786/
Frères6770/
Ferreirós6745/
Ferrarias6727/
Ferrerias6718/
Ferrières6711/
Ferrareso6710/
Ferors679/
Freras677/
Fryres675/
Farers674/
Ferrairos674/
Freire Se674/
Farors673/
Ferarrese673/
Ferreirsa673/
Frérès673/
Varars672/
Frarze672/
Forrarese672/
Frures672/
Fréres672/
Ferraresa672/
Ferrearas672/
Ferrieras672/
Frehrs672/
Forrieres672/
Vryars671/
Ferers671/
Feerriris671/
Farurs671/
Forers671/
Frerse671/
Fryras671/
Frarez671/
Fyrers671/
Frerus671/
Frierß671/
Forrières671/
Frarzo671/
Ferraroso671/
Ferriarez671/
Ferreiròs671/
Fiori-Ros671/
Firers671/
Ferrairas671/
Ferrarsso671/
Frarcy670/
Fererrias670/
Frujors621/

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