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

The last name Fries (Arabic: فرايز) occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as: Friès or Friës. Click here for other possible spellings of Fries.

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

The surname is the 16,073^rd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 210,107 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Fries are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Fries is also the 868,627^th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 116 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 16,446 people, or 1 in 4,895. In Germany Fries is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 26 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Germany Fries occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.

Fries Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fries has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fries surname rose 643 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 364 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fries Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fries last name are 18.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fries earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.89% more than the national average, earning 435,668 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.9% less than the national average, earning R 161,820 per year; in United States they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $45,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,744 CAD per year.