Friedlander Surname
Approximately 6,744 people bear this surname
Friedlander Surname Definition:
From place name in Germany. Also in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia.
Read More About This SurnameFriedlander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,742 | 1:76,436 | 8,751 |
| Israel | 852 | 1:10,044 | 1,538 |
| South Africa | 256 | 1:211,632 | 22,369 |
| England | 186 | 1:299,559 | 22,824 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| New Zealand | 119 | 1:38,053 | 6,460 |
| Australia | 104 | 1:259,574 | 23,725 |
| France | 99 | 1:670,937 | 86,003 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Argentina | 57 | 1:749,884 | 50,572 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 226 | 1:222,207 | 18,866 |
The alternate forms: Friedländer (311) are calculated separately.
Friedlander (21) may also be a first name.
Friedlander Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From place name in Germany. Also in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia.
(German) One who came from Friedland (peaceful country), the name of towns in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg, Germany.
User-submitted Reference
Friedlander: 'Free man, man from a free country.' Descriptive. German origins. Most common amongst Ashkenazi Jews. From 'frei' (adjective, German, 'free') or 'freies' and 'land,' (noun, German, 'land' or 'country'). Famous bearers include German Jewish communal leader David Friedländer (1750-1834).
- archeroftheeyesFriedlander Demographics
Average Friedlander Salary in
United States
$53,916 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Friedlander Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Friedlander Come From? nationality or country of origin
Friedlander occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Friedländer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Friedlander? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 73,064th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,080,597 people. The last name Friedlander occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Friedlander are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name internationally It is held by 21 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4,742 people, or 1 in 76,436. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Friedlander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Friedlander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Friedlander last name grew 2,098 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 443 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 1,900 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Friedlander Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Friedlander are 39.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.8% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Friedlander earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.97% more than the national average, earning R 434,796 per year; in United States they earn 24.95% more than the national average, earning $53,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.4% more than the national average, earning $73,235 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friedländer | 97 | 311 | / |
| Friedlaender | 96 | 288 | / |
| Friedlandeer | 96 | 1 | / |
| Friedlasnder | 96 | 0 | / |
| Fridlander | 95 | 37 | / |
| Fredlander | 95 | 27 | / |
| Friedlande | 95 | 4 | / |
| Freedlander | 91 | 198 | / |
| Friedlender | 91 | 44 | / |
| Freidlander | 91 | 36 | / |
| Friedlandee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Friedlonder | 91 | 0 | / |
| Fridlender | 86 | 118 | / |
| Fredlender | 86 | 17 | / |
| Fredländer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fridländer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Freedlender | 82 | 7 | / |
| Freidlender | 82 | 1 | / |
| Friedländerová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Frydlender | 76 | 94 | / |
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Friedlander Reference & Research
Freeland FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Friedlander FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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