Friskin Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Qatar

Friskin Surname Definition:

(Gaelic.) From Fear, and skein, a sword; the man with the ready sword or hanger.

Friskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:149,7296,268
England161:1,523,46151,234

Friskin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Gaelic.) From Fear, and skein, a sword; the man with the ready sword or hanger.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Friskin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Friskin (Russian: Фрискин) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Friskin.

How Common Is The Last Name Friskin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,267,784th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Friskin are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Friskin is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 440,469. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Friskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Friskin has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Friskin Last Name Statistics demography

Friskin earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning R 218,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Friskina933/
Frishkin931/
Freiskin930/
Frikin9243/
Frishkina881/
Fraikin861,176/
Fridkin86327/
Frisken86319/
Froikin8626/
Frikina8618/
Fritkin8614/
Frickin863/
Freskin862/
Friekin861/
Fruikin861/
Vriskin861/
Frieskn861/
Fryshkin8048/
Freidkin8044/
Freskina8017/
Fricking808/
Frischin808/
Fraidkin807/
Fruszkin807/
Frichkin802/
Frushkin802/
Friddkin801/
F'Reikin801/
Freshkin801/
Fridtkin801/
Frykin7779/
Friken7713/
Fricin774/
Frickn772/
Frekin771/
Fryshkina7559/
Frishchin758/
Friquin71408/
Frikken71269/
Frykina71106/
Fricken7161/
Frekina718/
Freakin715/
Fresken715/
Fraiken712/
Fraykin712/
Frezkin711/
Freykin711/
Frichin711/
Fretkin710/
Frieken710/
Freskyn710/
Frischen67193/
Fraiquin67114/
Freydkin6741/
Frecking6734/
Freedkin6728/
Freidkyn675/
Vrushkin673/
Freykina672/
Freesken671/
Friqn671/
V'Reikin671/
Fryschin671/
Frehking670/

Friskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Friskin in the Russian language
Фрискинfriskin-

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Friskin Reference & Research

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