Friedenstein Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Friedenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friedenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Friedenstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Friedenstein is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Friedenstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Friedenstein live; 43 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Friedenstein is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Friedenstein is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Israel, where 11 percent live.

Friedenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Friedenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Friedenstein surname grew 119 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Friedenstein Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Friedenstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25% less than the national average, earning R 178,236 per year; in United States they earn 57.62% more than the national average, earning $68,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.54% more than the national average, earning $69,826 CAD per year.

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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 Friedenstein
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