Friary Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Friary Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Ireland401:117,7235,959
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Friary (20) may also be a first name.

Friary Last Name Facts

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

The surname Friary is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friary? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 988,329th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Friary are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name internationally, held by 20 people.

The last name Friary is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States Friary is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 32 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and Minnesota, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 20 percent are found and Ireland, where 15 percent are found.

Friary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Friary has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Friary last name expanded 251 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 182 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Friary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Friary surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Friary last name are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.87% being registered with the political party.

Friary earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning $46,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frieary9257/
Friari8342/
Freary8330/
Friare839/
Friara831/
Friory830/
Friorey773/
Frijare773/
Friares772/
Frioari771/
Friarer770/
Friori6711/
Friore674/
Freory670/
Freare670/
Friorio621/
Freehari571/
Fragiorgi5337/
Freori503/
Fryore500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Friary
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