Frieß Surname
Approximately 3,841 people bear this surname
Frieß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,517 | 1:22,890 | 3,030 |
| Austria | 324 | 1:26,282 | 4,146 |
The alternate forms: Frie (2,108) are calculated separately.
Frieß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Frieß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Frieß is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Frie. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Frieß? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 119,617th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,897,304 people. Frieß occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Frieß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 3,517 people, or 1 in 22,890. In Germany Frieß is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 30 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent live and Hesse, where 15 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 8 percent live.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Frieß
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