Friedewald Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Friedewald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friedewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5601:143,76017,343
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Australia351:771,30649,759
Israel201:427,88233,464
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Friedewald (24) may also be a first name.

Friedewald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Friedewald is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friedewald? popularity and diffusion

It is the 446,740th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Friedewald reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Friedewald is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 560 people, or 1 in 143,760. In Germany Friedewald is primarily found in: Hesse, where 28 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Friedewald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Friedewald has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,318 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Friedewald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Friedewald surname are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the party.

Friedewald earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $49,789 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freudewald9058/
Friedewold9023/
Friedawald900/
Friedewalt900/
Vredewald841/
Friedebold8067/
Friydevald801/
Friedibald801/
Friedeboldt7638/
Fredebold7458/
Vredeveld631,263/
Vredeveldt60109/
Vreedeveld6056/
Vredieveld601/
Vredeiveld600/
Vredevelt5375/

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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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  • 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 Friedewald
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