Frison Surname
Approximately 10,718 people bear this surname
Frison Surname User-submission:
Frison is a French and Italian surname, meaning 'Frisian', someone from Friesland in northern Netherlands ('land of the frizzy hair').
Frison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 4,115 | 1:14,862 | 2,441 |
| France | 2,663 | 1:24,943 | 2,972 |
| United States | 2,169 | 1:167,109 | 16,949 |
| Brazil | 645 | 1:331,898 | 12,767 |
| Belgium | 397 | 1:28,959 | 4,652 |
| Canada | 199 | 1:185,154 | 18,322 |
| Argentina | 197 | 1:216,972 | 17,873 |
| Switzerland | 111 | 1:73,990 | 8,709 |
| Germany | 75 | 1:1,073,406 | 72,288 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
The alternate forms: Frisón (5) are calculated separately.
Frison (139) may also be a first name.
Frison Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Frison is a French and Italian surname, meaning 'Frisian', someone from Friesland in northern Netherlands ('land of the frizzy hair').
- deleted-173293Frison Demographics
Average Frison Salary in
United States
$35,097 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Frison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Frison Come From? nationality or country of origin
Frison (Russian: Фрисон) occurs most in Italy. It may occur as: Frisón. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Frison? popularity and diffusion
Frison is the 48,167th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 679,935 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Frison are found; 39 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 39 percent are found in Italic Europe. Frison is also the 784,558th most common first name internationally It is held by 139 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 4,115 people, or 1 in 14,862. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Veneto, where 79 percent are found, Lombardy, where 11 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Italy this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also common in France, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Frison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Frison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Frison surname increased 3,443 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Frison Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Frison surname are 6.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.72% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Frison earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 50.51% less than the national average, earning €14,863 per year; in United States they earn 18.66% less than the national average, earning $35,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.47% less than the national average, earning $40,506 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Frison Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Frison in the Russian language | ||
| Фрисон | frison | - |
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Footnotes
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