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Family name Fries (Frise
, Fries
, Фрис
) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The family name Fries is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, and Luxembourg. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Switzerland. Very seldom, Fries is the forename as well as the last name.