Friedman Surname
Approximately 87,832 people bear this surname
Friedman Surname Definition:
“Man of Peace” in German - translated from Hebrew “Salomon”.
Friedman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63,187 | 1:5,736 | 667 |
| Israel | 18,465 | 1:463 | 9 |
| Canada | 1,733 | 1:21,261 | 2,923 |
| South Africa | 1,171 | 1:46,266 | 5,903 |
| Australia | 511 | 1:52,829 | 6,522 |
| England | 496 | 1:112,335 | 11,566 |
| France | 219 | 1:303,300 | 46,302 |
| Brazil | 163 | 1:1,313,339 | 44,864 |
| Belgium | 161 | 1:71,408 | 11,406 |
| Argentina | 159 | 1:268,827 | 21,629 |
| Germany | 146 | 1:551,407 | 45,588 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Thailand | 133 | 1:531,115 | 91,871 |
| Japan | 99 | 1:1,291,356 | 22,719 |
| Poland | 88 | 1:431,918 | 44,930 |
| Sweden | 74 | 1:133,064 | 9,401 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| Ecuador | 67 | 1:237,401 | 8,339 |
| Hungary | 60 | 1:163,605 | 14,496 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Venezuela | 53 | 1:569,888 | 10,391 |
| Slovakia | 49 | 1:108,907 | 20,583 |
| Mexico | 47 | 1:2,640,983 | 21,548 |
| Panama | 38 | 1:102,954 | 3,886 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Czechia | 37 | 1:287,391 | 37,121 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 14 | 1:7,884 | 1,168 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 137 | 1:177,922 | 14,779 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,214 | 1:41,366 | 4,846 |
Friedman (384) may also be a first name.
Friedman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Man of Peace” in German - translated from Hebrew “Salomon”.
(German) Descendant of Friduman (peace or security, man); a Germanized form of the name Solomon (peaceful).
(from the name of a male ancestor) These names which have the idea of peace were patronyms for Shelomo (Solomon) or Shalom. There were many European countries in which it was forbidden to assume Hebrew names as family names. By selecting names like Fried or Friedman, which were perfectly good German words, the Jews could still preserve the meaning of Solomon and Shalom.
Friedman Demographics
Average Male Friedman Height
176.05 cm
Average Female Friedman Height
160.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Friedman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Friedman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Friedman (Arabic: فريدمان, Russian: Фриэдман) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Friedman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,428th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 82,971 people. The surname Friedman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Friedman live; 74 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 442,333rd most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 384 people.
Friedman is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 63,187 people, or 1 in 5,736. In The United States Friedman is most numerous in: New York, where 25 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 94 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Friedman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Friedman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Friedman surname rose 5,205 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 362 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Friedman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Friedman last name are 41.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.24% being registered with the political party.
The amount Friedman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning 347,935 kr per year; in Peru they earn 311.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 79,823 per year; in South Africa they earn 135.78% more than the national average, earning R 560,292 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.01% more than the national average, earning $32,012,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 28.29% more than the national average, earning $55,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.1% more than the national average, earning $72,589 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Friedman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Friedman in the Russian language | ||
| Фриэдман | friedman | - |
| Friedman in the Arabic language | ||
| فريدمان | frydman | - |
| فريدمن | frydmn | - |
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Friedman Reference & Research
Friedman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Friedman 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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