Friedrichs Surname

29,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Friedrichs Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Friedrich (peace, ruler).

Friedrichs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,9511:5,385646
United States2,1711:166,95516,932
South Africa2541:213,29822,519
Brazil2011:1,065,04637,395
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Australia981:275,46624,785
Canada851:433,47837,831
France451:1,476,060142,161
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
England271:2,063,63279,942
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Austria221:387,06540,442
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Norfolk Island31:765177
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Friedrichs (13) may also be a first name.

Friedrichs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Friedrich (peace, ruler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Friedrichs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Friedrichs is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Friedrichs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,377th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 399,471 people. Friedrichs is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Friedrichs are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

Friedrichs is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 14,951 people, or 1 in 5,385. In Germany Friedrichs is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Friedrichs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Friedrichs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Friedrichs last name increased 2,616 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Friedrichs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Friedrichs are 21.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Friedrichs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.71% less than the national average, earning 191,362 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.36% more than the national average, earning R 402,456 per year; in United States they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $49,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.34% less than the national average, earning $43,550 CAD per year.

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