Friends Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Friends Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 165 | 1:465,349 | 28,356 |
| Guyana | 13 | 1:58,632 | 4,970 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Friends (71) may also be a first name.
Friends Demographics
Average Friends Salary in
England
£18,975
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Friends Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Friends Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Friends occurs most in Iran. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Friends? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,218,745th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Friends live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Friends is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 71 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 465,349. In Iran Friends is primarily concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 28 percent live, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 25 percent live and Tehran Province, where 25 percent live. Beside Iran this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Friends Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Friends has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Friends last name declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendss | 93 | 1 | / |
| Friendzs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Friend | 92 | 48,064 | / |
| Frends | 92 | 75 | / |
| Frinds | 92 | 24 | / |
| Vriends | 86 | 831 | / |
| Friendt | 86 | 142 | / |
| Friendh | 86 | 69 | / |
| Freinds | 86 | 49 | / |
| Friendz | 86 | 46 | / |
| Ffriend | 86 | 18 | / |
| Frienzs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Frionds | 86 | 1 | / |
| Friendp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Freunds | 86 | 1 | / |
| Frients | 86 | 1 | / |
| Freands | 86 | 1 | / |
| Friennd | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pfriend | 86 | 0 | / |
| Frnds | 83 | 5 | / |
| Vriendts | 80 | 66 | / |
| Freindts | 80 | 2 | / |
| Freennds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frints | 77 | 184 | / |
| Vrinds | 77 | 107 | / |
| Frient | 77 | 58 | / |
| Frnnds | 77 | 21 | / |
| Frendz | 77 | 17 | / |
| Frents | 77 | 11 | / |
| Frienz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Friemd | 77 | 2 | / |
| Frenzs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Frencs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Frejnd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Friind | 77 | 1 | / |
| Frijnts | 71 | 26 | / |
| Vrients | 71 | 17 | / |
| Frändås | 71 | 14 | / |
| Friench | 71 | 7 | / |
| Frientz | 71 | 5 | / |
| Frenchs | 71 | 2 | / |
| Freindc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Frenz | 67 | 4,634 | / |
| Frenc | 67 | 228 | / |
| Frinc | 67 | 102 | / |
| Frenţ | 67 | 72 | / |
| Frentsch | 67 | 24 | / |
| Froiants | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frinz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frndz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frenç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frncs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freanedz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freenndz | 67 | 1 | / |
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Friends 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Friends
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis