The Friedel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,264 people carried this name — #12,553 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 119,000 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 88 people named Friedel.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
88 people named Friedel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 126 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
68 people named Friedel live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Friedel.
- Frick 9,562 · U.S. census
- Fricker 1,221 · U.S. census
- Fridel 105 · U.S. census
- Fridman 1,276 · U.S. census
- Fridrich 337 · U.S. census
- Fried 6,435 · U.S. census
- Friederich 748 · U.S. census
- Friedman 36,833 · U.S. census
- Friedmann 1,123 · U.S. census
- Friedrich 6,076 · U.S. census
- Frier 1,380 · U.S. census
- Fries 8,357 · U.S. census
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