Friggen Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Friggen Surname Definition:

FRIGGEN, FRIGGENS: Perhaps the same as Frignis, mentioned in a visitation of 9 Oct. 1620 as one of the burgesses of Truro; but these names may also be from frygwyn, the white hill or promontory.

Friggen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Friggen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

FRIGGEN, FRIGGENS: Perhaps the same as Frignis, mentioned in a visitation of 9 Oct. 1620 as one of the burgesses of Truro; but these names may also be from frygwyn, the white hill or promontory.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Friggen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Friggen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friggen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,106,139th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Friggen is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Friggen are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Friggen is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 268,050. In The Netherlands Friggen is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 68 percent live, Gelderland, where 17 percent live and North Brabant, where 13 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Friggen exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frigen9257/
Fridgen86364/
Friegen864/
Frigent862/
Fritgen860/
Frien83119/
Frittgen8035/
Freidgen804/
Friggion801/
Freitgen800/
Fridgien800/
Frizen772,543/
Frisen77256/
Frixen7791/
Frigne7749/
Frigin7749/
Fregen7728/
Friyen7728/
Froien7718/
Friesn775/
Freign774/
Fraien771/
Frigem771/
Frugen771/
Frienn771/
Fraign770/
Friesen7143,881/
Freisen71460/
Fregien71317/
Fraigne71245/
Friksen7148/
Friezen7142/
Froijen7133/
Freigin7121/
Fregeng7116/
Freigne7115/
Freihen7110/
Frijsen713/
Freiten713/
Freiend713/
Freizen713/
Frigind713/
Friesin712/
Froigne712/
Fresien712/
Fregent711/
Frizzen711/
Frichen711/
Frijenn711/
Fraiten710/
Frisgne710/
Fruiend710/
Fraient710/
Frugien710/
Fraiene710/
Fraigin710/
Fragien710/
Frain674,618/
Frein671,343/
Fruin671,290/
Frean67402/
Fruen67356/
Fritchen67250/
Froin67206/
Freyn67172/
Freen67147/
Freijsen67100/
Fresn6762/
Frijn6762/
Fryen6720/
Frohwien678/
Fregiehn677/
Froen676/
Freun674/
Freissen673/
Frejienė672/
Frisn672/
Frriezen672/
Fraen672/
Freggian671/
Fregn671/
Friechen671/
Frøiseng671/
Friehsen671/
Fraizien670/
Freichen670/
Freiksen670/
Fricksen670/
Fretgien670/
Fricheun670/

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