Friers Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Friers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Austria161:532,21549,801
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Friers Last Name Facts

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

Friers is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Friers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Friers is the 1,398,030th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Friers reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 3,553,519. In The United States Friers is most frequent in: New York, where 41 percent live, Florida, where 20 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and Austria, where 10 percent live.

Friers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Friers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Friers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Friers surname is chiefly Anglican (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Friers surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% registered to vote for the party.

Friers earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frierss9243/
Frers911,048/
Frirs911/
Fregiers8621/
Frégiers861/
Freijers861/
Friggers861/
Friersth861/
Frayiers860/
Fryers83695/
Freers83230/
Frears83124/
Fryirs8340/
Freirs837/
Frirsz833/
Frairs833/
Frehrs832/
Frierß831/
Frerse831/
Fraers831/
Frirrs831/
Friors830/
Frerst830/
Frirse830/
Frehers772/
Frijars772/
Freerse771/
Frirsch771/
Frairse771/
Frayers771/
Frawers770/
Frirsche711/
Freihorst6728/
Frerch672/
Frerje671/
Frujors621/
Freirche5715/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Friers
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