Friell Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Friell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Friell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Friell is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Friell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Friell is the 1,511,557th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Friell are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Friell is mostly found in: Greater London, where 28 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 17 percent reside and Norfolk, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account England Friell exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Scotland, where 24 percent reside.

Friell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Friell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Friell surname increased 342 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 330 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Friell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Friell surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Friell earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning 355,194 kr per year and in United States they earn 30.04% less than the national average, earning $30,185 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frielle924/
Friel9112,683/
Frill9188/
Frell9158/
Friesell8684/
Friggell863/
Freisell861/
Friele83279/
Friesl83260/
Friehl8390/
Freill8358/
Fraiel8321/
Frihel8314/
Frield8314/
Fraill8310/
Frioll837/
Frieel833/
Friejl833/
Freell832/
Frijel831/
Frrell831/
Fryell831/
Frriel831/
Fryill830/
Frzell830/
Froell830/
Freiel830/
Freall830/
Fruell830/
Frel80272/
Frieszell8098/
Fril8049/
Friesel77437/
Frehill77123/
Frealle77123/
Freille7755/
Fraille7735/
Frygiel7723/
Freisel7721/
Friggel7720/
Freitel7716/
Friehle773/
Friaeel773/
Frogiel772/
Friesil771/
Frietel771/
Frajiel771/
Frihill770/
Frawell770/
Frouell770/
Frowell770/
Fraitel770/
Freel733,456/
Frail731,084/
Friol73751/
Fresl73440/
Freal73262/
Freil73237/
Frael73219/
Fruel73147/
Freld736/
Frehl733/
Frelt733/
Fryll732/
Friil731/
Froel731/
Fryel731/
Frzil731/
Vrill731/
Frilt731/
Frejl731/
Frgel730/
Frild730/
Frelp730/
Freehill71619/
Freichel71368/
Frausell7127/
Froysell7121/
Freyhall717/
Freihelt713/
Fraiolle713/
Freeyall711/
Freiseld711/
Frielova711/
Fraiszel711/
Froysill710/
Freiszel710/
Freihall710/
Fraggell710/
Freehall710/
Fraile6718,636/
Freile673,910/
Freyle672,998/
Frehel67354/
Fraisl67334/
Freisl67116/
Frouel6784/
Frauel6757/
Frijol6735/
Frigli6732/
Frojel6730/
Vårell6725/
Freail6719/
Freischel6716/
Frl679/
Frejil678/
Froile677/
Friyal675/
Frheel675/
Freyel673/
Fréhel673/
Frejol672/
Frijil672/
Frzeel672/
Fraussell671/
Frawel671/
Fraiol671/
Frayel671/
Frowel671/
Freuil671/
Frajil671/
Frígel671/
Fryhel671/
Frehal670/
Frehil670/
Fraild670/
Freale670/
Freeal670/
Freild670/
Freial670/
Freald670/
Freule670/
Froull670/

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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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  • 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 Friell
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