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Surname Friese (Friso , Friese , Фриз ) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Friese is habitual in Eswatini, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, and Italy. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Germany, the United States, and Italy. Much less frequently, Friese is the forename as well as the last name.