Friend Surname
Approximately 48,064 people bear this surname
Friend Surname Definition:
(German, English) An esteemed person, a friend.
Friend Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,871 | 1:14,574 | 1,823 |
| England | 6,161 | 1:9,044 | 1,314 |
| Australia | 2,644 | 1:10,210 | 1,517 |
| Bangladesh | 2,613 | 1:60,986 | 3,114 |
| Myanmar | 1,983 | 1:26,192 | 466 |
| India | 1,971 | 1:389,176 | 20,710 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,535 | 1:13,556 | 1,941 |
| South Africa | 840 | 1:64,497 | 8,107 |
| Canada | 814 | 1:45,265 | 5,575 |
| Egypt | 763 | 1:120,492 | 9,804 |
| New Zealand | 496 | 1:9,130 | 1,578 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Thailand | 232 | 1:304,476 | 52,504 |
| Wales | 211 | 1:14,666 | 1,602 |
| Ecuador | 202 | 1:78,742 | 5,637 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Scotland | 159 | 1:33,672 | 3,337 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Singapore | 128 | 1:43,029 | 1,626 |
| Zimbabwe | 85 | 1:181,626 | 21,765 |
| Philippines | 79 | 1:1,281,496 | 97,319 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Spain | 73 | 1:640,439 | 29,091 |
| China | 72 | 1:18,990,577 | 1,074 |
| Pakistan | 64 | 1:2,791,311 | 23,365 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Netherlands | 61 | 1:276,839 | 34,217 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Northern Ireland | 45 | 1:41,001 | 3,772 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Jamaica | 36 | 1:79,721 | 3,712 |
| Ireland | 33 | 1:142,695 | 6,688 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Hong Kong | 20 | 1:366,774 | 3,169 |
| Oman | 20 | 1:184,399 | 3,569 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Japan | 16 | 1:7,990,268 | 43,922 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| South Korea | 14 | 1:3,660,018 | 674 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Vietnam | 10 | 1:9,264,605 | 2,710 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,294 | 1:7,400 | 1,145 |
| Scotland | 58 | 1:64,538 | 3,942 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,544 | 1:11,052 | 1,439 |
The alternate forms: Fríënd (1) are calculated separately.
Friend (2,704) may also be a first name.
Friend Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, English) An esteemed person, a friend.
Probably characteristic of the original bearer. Le Frend. H.R.
Friend Demographics
Friend Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Friend Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Friend Come From? nationality or country of origin
Friend (Arabic: فريند) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Fríënd. Click here to see other possible spellings of Friend.
How Common Is The Last Name Friend? popularity and diffusion
The surname Friend is the 11,687th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,622 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Friend reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 140,820th most common first name globally, held by 2,704 people.
The last name Friend is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 24,871 people, or 1 in 14,574. In The United States Friend is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 142 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Friend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Friend has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Friend surname rose 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 659 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 274 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 220 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Friend Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Friend last name is primarily Catholic (53%) in Ireland and Orthodox (58%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Friend last name are 16.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.8% 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Friend Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Friend in the Arabic language | ||
| فريند | frynd | - |
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Friend Reference & Research
Friend DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Friend 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Friend
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