Friis Surname

54,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Friis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark6,2301:90654
United States8911:406,80035,470
Norway5651:9,101969
Sweden4231:23,2781,901
Canada1551:237,71322,683
Germany1251:644,04450,561
Australia1191:226,85521,510
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
Finland1071:51,3716,176
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
England911:612,28636,401
France811:820,03498,127
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Wales391:79,3476,699
Greenland321:1,762233
Austria241:354,81038,119
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Ireland101:470,89415,820
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Faroe Islands71:7,000707
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Friis (23) may also be a first name.

Friis Last Name Facts

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

Friis (Russian: Фриис) occurs most in Denmark. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,663rd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 782,681 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Friis reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia. Friis is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 23 people.

The last name Friis is most widespread in Denmark, where it is held by 6,230 people, or 1 in 906. In Denmark Friis is most prevalent 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. Besides Denmark it exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 6 percent are found.

Friis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Friis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Friis surname grew 3,182 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 827 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Friis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Friis last name are 22.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.98% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Friisø9118/
Friise9116/
Friizs912/
Friiss911/
Friois911/
Friitts833/
Freijis832/
Friisch831/
Friggis831/
Fries8034,685/
Frihi805,023/
Friio80208/
Friji8052/
Friys808/
Friès805/
Frioi804/
Friyi803/
Friid803/
Friei802/
Friese7314,133/
Friess734,814/
Friesz731,328/
Friggi731,169/
Frioui73979/
Freiji73550/
Friest73312/
Friehs73202/
Frijio7395/
Fraiji7357/
Friães7328/
Frieds7323/
Friets7319/
Frehis7314/
Freais737/
Friesh735/
Frioes733/
Friixh733/
Frijie732/
Friesr732/
Frijes731/
Friees731/
Friões731/
Fryits731/
Frijic731/
Friesc731/
Freiie731/
Freeis731/
Frehii731/
Fryiss730/
Frie672,108/
Friesch67295/
Friesth67154/
Freijes6727/
Friesse6722/
Frji671/
Friheit671/
Frieesz671/
Friaieh671/
Freijie671/
Friitch671/
Freigie671/
Freaise670/

Friis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Friis in the Russian language
Фриисfriis-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Friis
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