Friends Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Guyana

Friends Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friends Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1651:465,34928,356
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Friends (71) may also be a first name.

Friends Last Name Facts

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

The surname Friends is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friends? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,218,745th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name Friends occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Friends live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,152,838th most common first name worldwide, borne by 71 people.

The surname Friends is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 465,349. In Iran Friends is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 28 percent are found, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 25 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 25 percent are found. Other than Iran this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Friends Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Friends has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Friends surname contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Friendss931/
Friendzs931/
Friend9248,064/
Frends9275/
Frinds9224/
Vriends86831/
Friendt86142/
Friendh8669/
Freinds8649/
Friendz8646/
Ffriend8618/
Frienzs862/
Frionds861/
Friendp861/
Freunds861/
Frients861/
Freands861/
Friennd860/
Pfriend860/
Frnds835/
Vriendts8066/
Freindts802/
Freennds801/
Frints77184/
Vrinds77107/
Frient7758/
Frnnds7721/
Frendz7717/
Frents7711/
Frienz773/
Friemd772/
Frenzs771/
Frencs771/
Frejnd771/
Friind771/
Frijnts7126/
Vrients7117/
Frändås7114/
Friench717/
Frientz715/
Frenchs712/
Freindc711/
Frenz674,634/
Frenc67228/
Frinc67102/
Frenţ6772/
Frentsch6724/
Froiants672/
Frinz672/
Frndz671/
Frenç671/
Frncs671/
Freanedz671/
Freenndz671/

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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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis