Friedrich Surname
Approximately 128,450 people bear this surname
Friedrich Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Friedrich (peace, ruler).
Read More About This SurnameFriedrich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 99,115 | 1:812 | 54 |
| United States | 8,783 | 1:41,268 | 5,067 |
| Brazil | 6,444 | 1:33,221 | 1,398 |
| Austria | 3,445 | 1:2,472 | 220 |
| France | 2,108 | 1:31,510 | 3,834 |
| Switzerland | 1,297 | 1:6,332 | 994 |
| Poland | 1,225 | 1:31,028 | 4,741 |
| Argentina | 892 | 1:47,919 | 4,044 |
| Canada | 786 | 1:46,877 | 5,736 |
| Dominican Republic | 639 | 1:16,327 | 1,146 |
| Hungary | 568 | 1:17,282 | 1,941 |
| Australia | 530 | 1:50,935 | 6,328 |
| Czechia | 506 | 1:21,015 | 3,225 |
| Israel | 247 | 1:34,646 | 4,838 |
| England | 187 | 1:297,958 | 22,741 |
| Netherlands | 166 | 1:101,730 | 16,487 |
| Thailand | 148 | 1:477,286 | 83,618 |
| Spain | 138 | 1:338,783 | 19,630 |
| South Africa | 132 | 1:410,437 | 35,867 |
| Denmark | 130 | 1:43,421 | 4,523 |
| Sweden | 119 | 1:82,746 | 6,109 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 1:50,315 | 8,125 |
| Uruguay | 87 | 1:39,445 | 4,524 |
| Luxembourg | 69 | 1:8,414 | 1,323 |
| Norway | 49 | 1:104,945 | 14,093 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| Italy | 41 | 1:1,491,627 | 80,856 |
| Malta | 36 | 1:11,952 | 723 |
| Paraguay | 33 | 1:219,295 | 3,965 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Croatia | 24 | 1:176,192 | 22,291 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Slovenia | 19 | 1:130,930 | 12,952 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 478 | 1:105,060 | 10,561 |
Friedrich (296,043) may also be a first name.
Friedrich Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Friedrich (peace, ruler).
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'peaceful ruler'.
- mcnuggetFriedrich Demographics
Average Male Friedrich Height
176.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Friedrich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Friedrich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Friedrich (Arabic: فريدريش) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Friedrich.
How Common Is The Last Name Friedrich? popularity and diffusion
The surname Friedrich is the 4,387th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 56,734 people. The surname Friedrich occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Friedrich live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,555th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 296,043 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 99,115 people, or 1 in 812. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 14 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname exists in 99 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Friedrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Friedrich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Friedrich last name grew 1,837 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,740 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Friedrich Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Friedrich surname are 13.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.44% being registered with the political party.
The amount Friedrich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.45% less than the national average, earning €23,589 per year; in Norway they earn 28.4% more than the national average, earning 444,363 kr per year; in Peru they earn 34.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,039 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.73% more than the national average, earning R 374,820 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.72% less than the national average, earning $19,814,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $46,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $54,293 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Friedrich Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich in the Arabic language | ||
| فريدريش | frydrysh | - |
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