Friis Surname
Approximately 9,311 people bear this surname
Friis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 6,230 | 1:906 | 54 |
| United States | 891 | 1:406,800 | 35,470 |
| Norway | 565 | 1:9,101 | 969 |
| Sweden | 423 | 1:23,278 | 1,901 |
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| Germany | 125 | 1:644,044 | 50,561 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| South Africa | 108 | 1:501,645 | 40,799 |
| Finland | 107 | 1:51,371 | 6,176 |
| New Zealand | 98 | 1:46,207 | 7,572 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| France | 81 | 1:820,034 | 98,127 |
| Thailand | 69 | 1:1,023,744 | 155,957 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Greenland | 32 | 1:1,762 | 233 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Ireland | 10 | 1:470,894 | 15,820 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Faroe Islands | 7 | 1:7,000 | 707 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Friis (23) may also be a first name.
Friis Demographics
Average Male Friis Height
178 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Friis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Friis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Friis (Russian: Фриис) is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Friis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Friis is the 54,663rd most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 782,681 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Friis reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 23 people.
The surname Friis is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 6,230 people, or 1 in 906. In Denmark Friis is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 35 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 23 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Denmark it is found in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 6 percent are found.
Friis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Friis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Friis last name expanded 3,182 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 827 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Friis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Friis last name are 22.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.98% registered with the political party.
The amount Friis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.39% more than the national average, earning 485,862 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 128.44% more than the national average, earning R 542,856 per year; in United States they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $47,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.82% more than the national average, earning $69,963 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friisø | 91 | 18 | / |
| Friise | 91 | 16 | / |
| Friizs | 91 | 2 | / |
| Friiss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Friois | 91 | 1 | / |
| Friitts | 83 | 3 | / |
| Freijis | 83 | 2 | / |
| Friisch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Friggis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fries | 80 | 34,685 | / |
| Frihi | 80 | 5,023 | / |
| Friio | 80 | 208 | / |
| Friji | 80 | 52 | / |
| Friys | 80 | 8 | / |
| Friès | 80 | 5 | / |
| Frioi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Friyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Friid | 80 | 3 | / |
| Friei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Friese | 73 | 14,133 | / |
| Friess | 73 | 4,814 | / |
| Friesz | 73 | 1,328 | / |
| Friggi | 73 | 1,169 | / |
| Frioui | 73 | 979 | / |
| Freiji | 73 | 550 | / |
| Friest | 73 | 312 | / |
| Friehs | 73 | 202 | / |
| Frijio | 73 | 95 | / |
| Fraiji | 73 | 57 | / |
| Friães | 73 | 28 | / |
| Frieds | 73 | 23 | / |
| Friets | 73 | 19 | / |
| Frehis | 73 | 14 | / |
| Freais | 73 | 7 | / |
| Friesh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Frioes | 73 | 3 | / |
| Friixh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Frijie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Friesr | 73 | 2 | / |
| Frijes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Friees | 73 | 1 | / |
| Friões | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fryits | 73 | 1 | / |
| Frijic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Friesc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Freiie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Freeis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Frehii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fryiss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Frie | 67 | 2,108 | / |
| Friesch | 67 | 295 | / |
| Friesth | 67 | 154 | / |
| Freijes | 67 | 27 | / |
| Friesse | 67 | 22 | / |
| Frji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Friheit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frieesz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Friaieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freijie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Friitch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freigie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freaise | 67 | 0 | / |
Friis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Friis in the Russian language | ||
| Фриис | friis | - |
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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
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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 Friis
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