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

The last name Friest is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Friest? popularity and diffusion

The last name Friest is the 868,551st most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Friest reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 1,734,253. In The United States it is mostly found in: Iowa, where 48 percent live, Minnesota, where 12 percent live and Wisconsin, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States Friest exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Friest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Friest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,229 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Friest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Friest surname are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.39% being registered with the political 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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