Last name フリードマン (Friedman 
, Friedmann , Freedman ) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The surname フリードマン is characteristic of Israel, where it is a common surname, Paraguay, where it is quite a common surname, and Isle of Man (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, Israel, and Germany. Very seldom, フリードマン is the forename as well as the last name.