Friederich Surname

77,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Friederich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friederich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3511:34,2434,524
United States1,3301:272,52625,550
Switzerland7421:11,0691,821
France6851:96,96714,180
Luxembourg2781:2,088233
Brazil2511:852,88630,751
Argentina1991:214,79117,691
Netherlands1321:127,93319,924
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Austria511:166,96921,809
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Namibia71:344,20010,409
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
England31:18,572,686338,250
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:175,59015,728

The alternate forms: Friédérich (1) are calculated separately.

Friederich (915) may also be a first name.

Friederich Last Name Facts

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

Friederich occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Friédérich. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Friederich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 77,626th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,156,570 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Friederich are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Friederich is also the 268,007th most common first name at a global level, borne by 915 people.

Friederich is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,351 people, or 1 in 34,243. In Germany Friederich is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 40 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany it occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Switzerland, where 12 percent are found.

Friederich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Friederich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Friederich surname grew 465 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Friederich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Friederich surname are 8.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Friederich earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.66% more than the national average, earning R 405,552 per year and in United States they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $43,579 USD 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
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  • 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 Friederich
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