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Where Does The Last Name Friend Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Friend (Arabic: فريند) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Fríënd. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Friend? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 11,687^th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 151,622 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Friend live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 140,820^th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 2,704 people.

Friend is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 24,871 people, or 1 in 14,574. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 142 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Friend Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Friend has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Friend last name increased 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 659 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 274 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 220 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Friend Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (53%) in Ireland and Orthodox (58%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Friend surname are 16.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Friend earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.4% more than the national average, earning R 538,008 per year; in United States they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning $41,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $53,746 CAD per year.