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

The surname Fries (Arabic: فرايز) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Friès or Friës. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Fries is the 16,073^rd most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 210,107 people. The surname Fries occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Fries reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 868,627^th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 116 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 16,446 people, or 1 in 4,895. In Germany Fries is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 26 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.

Fries Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Fries has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fries last name grew 643 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 364 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fries Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fries last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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