Fries Surname
Approximately 34,685 people bear this surname
Fries Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Frisia, in northern Germany.
Fries Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16,446 | 1:4,895 | 584 |
| United States | 12,054 | 1:30,070 | 3,739 |
| Switzerland | 1,401 | 1:5,862 | 910 |
| Brazil | 1,287 | 1:166,336 | 6,407 |
| France | 668 | 1:99,435 | 14,559 |
| Canada | 516 | 1:71,406 | 8,144 |
| Austria | 457 | 1:18,633 | 2,880 |
| Sweden | 265 | 1:37,158 | 2,984 |
| South Africa | 247 | 1:219,343 | 23,014 |
| Denmark | 232 | 1:24,331 | 2,483 |
| Belgium | 159 | 1:72,306 | 11,538 |
| Argentina | 128 | 1:333,933 | 26,358 |
| Netherlands | 111 | 1:152,137 | 22,745 |
| Israel | 92 | 1:93,018 | 10,885 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Luxembourg | 74 | 1:7,845 | 1,225 |
| Czechia | 65 | 1:163,592 | 24,859 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Taiwan | 25 | 1:937,790 | 6,555 |
| Paraguay | 23 | 1:314,641 | 4,957 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,875 | 1:26,783 | 3,292 |
The alternate forms: Friès (5) & Friës (1) are calculated separately.
Fries (116) may also be a first name.
Fries Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who came from Frisia, in northern Germany.
Fries Demographics
Average Fries Salary in
United States
$45,713 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fries (Arabic: فرايز) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Friès or Friës. For other possible spellings of Fries click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fries? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,073rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 210,107 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Fries live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Fries is also the 868,627th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 116 people.
This last name 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 live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.
Fries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fries has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fries last name 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 adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fries last name are 18.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.19% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fries Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fries in the Arabic language | ||
| فرايز | frayz | - |
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Fries Reference & Research
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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 Fries
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