Friessem Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Friessem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friessem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Friessem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Friessem has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friessem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Friessem is the 3,665,662nd most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Friessem live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Friessem is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Friessem is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Not including Germany Friessem occurs in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Friesem9324/
Frissem932/
Friessen881,988/
Friehsem881/
Friesemg881/
Friedsem880/
Friessemová842/
Friesheim8215/
Friesen8043,881/
Freisem80163/
Frießem8032/
Frihessane78142/
Friem7755/
Friedsam75706/
Vriessen759/
Freishem751/
Friesesn751/
Friehsen751/
Friesson750/
Pfriem71479/
Freischem71160/
Friesn715/
Friene714/
Friedsamn713/
Friemd712/
D'Friesen711/
Fresim711/
Friedszam711/
Frieen711/
Frieson671,136/
Vriesen67290/
Friezen6742/
Friesan6741/
Friheim6733/
Frechem6714/
Frieten6711/
Frietschen679/
Friesin672/
Frienzs672/
Fresime671/
Frienne671/
Friedschen670/

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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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  • 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 Friessem
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