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 more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friary? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 988,329th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name Friary occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Friary live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. Friary is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name globally, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 32 percent live, New York, where 19 percent live and Minnesota, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 20 percent live and Ireland, where 15 percent live.

Friary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Friary has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 251 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 182 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Friary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Friary last name are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered with the 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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