Friede Surname

123,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Friede Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Fried, a pet form of Friedrich (peace, ruler).

Friede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4391:33,0084,353
United States7101:510,50642,792
Poland1241:306,52236,280
Czechia681:156,37524,047
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Austria511:166,96921,809
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia311:870,82953,581
France161:4,151,420237,746
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Friede (1,109) may also be a first name.

Friede Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Fried, a pet form of Friedrich (peace, ruler).

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

Friede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Friede is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Friede.

How Common Is The Last Name Friede? popularity and diffusion

The last name Friede is the 123,915th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,979,773 people. Friede occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Friede live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. Friede is also the 239,516th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,109 people.

Friede is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,439 people, or 1 in 33,008. In Germany Friede is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Friede Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Friede has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Friede last name grew 866 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Friede Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Friede are 14.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Friede earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning 311,123 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $45,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.23% more than the national average, earning $58,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frieder92911/
Friedes9277/
Friedge9217/
Friedey923/
Friedie921/
Friesde921/
Friedet920/
Frede913,783/
Fride91257/
Froieder861/
Friedeis860/
Fredes8318,625/
Freude831,126/
Fraide83738/
Frieda83708/
Freder83442/
Froede83440/
Fredet83411/
Fredez83408/
Fridez83264/
Frider83222/
Fridey83177/
Freede83158/
Fredde83117/
Freide83115/
Frehde83103/
Frijde8375/
Fredey8366/
Froide8364/
Freyde8354/
Friedy8341/
Fraede8338/
Fridea8323/
Frides8315/
Fredhe836/
Friedi836/
Fredge835/
Fredeh834/
Fredje833/
Fredeu832/
Fridee832/
Fredee832/
Fridde831/
Fridei831/
Frejde831/
Freade830/
Fredea830/
Fritde830/
Frided830/
Friedeová804/
Friedeich804/
Froedge77466/
Freyder77249/
Frieday77174/
Freider77118/
Freides77118/
Fraider77111/
Freeder7757/
Freddes7733/
Fraides7728/
Fridhed7726/
Freader7718/
Freidet7714/
Friyade779/
Freidez777/
Frayide777/
Freuder776/
Fraidez776/
Froides775/
Freydes772/
Friyder772/
Freddei772/
Fredett772/
Froehde772/
Fresdes772/
Fraidey771/
Fredder771/
Fredehe771/
Fraedge771/
Froider771/
Frejder771/
Fridecz771/
Freddeh771/
Freedes771/
Froyide771/
Fridder771/
Freades770/
Freidey770/
Freedey770/
Fridett770/
Freedee770/
Fredy7313,584/
Frade7312,070/
Freda738,315/
Frida735,165/
Fredj733,559/
Fridi732,236/
Fredi731,235/
Fridy73432/
Fryde73161/
Fridj73160/
Frude73103/
Fräde7329/
Frīde732/
Fredê731/
Frède731/
Friedich7127/
Frajides718/
Fredeová712/
Freiideh711/
Fredeich711/
Frayedes711/
Friedish710/
Friedtzh710/
Fredettt710/
Friday67175,414/
Freddy675,632/
Freddi675,245/
Froude671,465/
Fridge67550/
Fryder67513/
Fraida67498/
Frayde67419/
Fridie67316/
Fraidi67283/
Fraude67260/
Freeda67247/
Freedy67230/
Fridhi67105/
Fredis67102/
Freday6794/
Fredda6792/
Frejda6784/
Fredie6770/
Freedi6757/
Freida6752/
Frydie6745/
Fredys6743/
Fready6737/
Fraade6729/
Frijda6721/
Freyda6720/
Fredyy6720/
Freidy6713/
Friddy6713/
Fridis6710/
Frgedi6710/
Fredha679/
Fräder679/
Froida678/
Froidi678/
Friddi678/
Freidi677/
Fridda677/
Frisdy676/
Fraidy675/
Fredhy674/
Friyda674/
Froyde674/
Freudy674/
Freidj674/
Fradey673/
Vrihde672/
Fridai672/
Fridha672/
Fradde672/
Fredér672/
Fredit672/
Fredoy672/
Frýder672/
Frydes672/
Fruida672/
Freada671/
Fredih671/
Fredio671/
Freyhdeea671/
Fridjz671/
Fredoi671/
Frajde671/
Fredid671/
Frediz671/
Fredés671/
Frrida671/
Fréder671/
Frridi671/
Fredyo670/
Freuda670/
Phride670/

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