Friest Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Friest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Canada761:484,81041,569
England211:2,653,24194,788
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Friest Last Name Facts

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

Friest is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Friest? popularity and diffusion

Friest is the 868,551st most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Friest live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 1,734,253. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 48 percent reside, Minnesota, where 12 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Friest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Friest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Friest surname grew 1,229 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Friest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Friest last name are 20.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Friest earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $49,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $51,003 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Friesth92154/
Frieste927/
Fries9134,685/
Frist91474/
Friet91106/
Frest9140/
Friestch861/
Friese8314,133/
Friess834,814/
Friesz831,328/
Friedt831,315/
Freist83358/
Friehs83202/
Friett8344/
Friães8328/
Frieds8323/
Friets8319/
Freste8312/
Friete836/
Friesh835/
Frijet835/
Freest834/
Frioes833/
Frists832/
Freast832/
Froist832/
Friste832/
Frieht832/
Friesr832/
Fresth831/
Frijes831/
Frisht831/
Froest831/
Friões831/
Friszt831/
Frihet831/
Friees831/
Frieth830/
Frrist830/
Fresht830/
Fristh830/
Frie802,108/
Friesch77295/
Frietch7790/
Freijes7727/
Friesse7722/
Fristts772/
Fritsth772/
Frischt772/
Frieesz771/
Friheit771/
Friette770/
Fristdt770/
Frihiet770/
Fretsth770/
Froesth770/
Fraestt770/
Frouest770/
Fristhz770/
Fried7317,226/
Friis739,311/
Frieß733,841/
Frier733,312/
Vriet73596/
Friez73433/
Fryst7358/
Frioe7347/
Frust7344/
Friey7334/
Frizt7326/
Frije7317/
Fryes7313/
Frejt7311/
Friys738/
Friee737/
Friès735/
Fryet733/
Friex733/
Friej733/
Frišt733/
Friei732/
Frejs732/
Frrie732/
Friea731/
Fryie731/
Frihe731/
Hfrie731/
Frietsch711,675/
Friesová7169/
Froiseth7162/
Friedsch7131/
Fristova714/
Frieheit712/
Fraisset712/
Friesova712/
Frejiste711/
Frøisæth711/
Frietche710/
Frietshe710/
Freije672,021/
Fryett67772/
Friehe67653/
Fraust6798/
Froust6792/
Friece6764/
Frieße6763/
Friessová6753/
Frietsche6729/
Frecht6726/
Freész6724/
Friisø6718/
Fraije6718/
Friise6716/
Frihed6714/
Frehis6714/
Frieszová6710/
Frijey6710/
Freais677/
Friedh674/
Fricht673/
Frieed673/
Frieszova673/
Frejås673/
Fréget673/
Frajst672/
Friedz672/
Frijie672/
Friizs672/
Phrist671/
Freeis671/
Freiie671/
Frizzt671/
Fryits671/
Friech671/
Frujie671/
Friois671/
Friied671/
Friiss671/
Frijeh671/
Phries671/
Freezt671/
Fryiss670/
Vriees670/
Vrries670/
Freesd670/
Fhrust670/
Frusth670/

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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 Friest
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