Franc Surname
Approximately 11,212 people bear this surname
Franc Surname User-submission:
There are various sources for the name Frank, including French regional origin, 'freedom', 'French speaking' but especially among some groups, relation to the Franconia region of Hesse, Germany.
Franc Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,822 | 1:17,379 | 1,916 |
| Czechia | 2,079 | 1:5,115 | 577 |
| Poland | 1,101 | 1:34,522 | 5,324 |
| United States | 809 | 1:448,033 | 38,416 |
| Taiwan | 416 | 1:56,358 | 608 |
| Canada | 322 | 1:114,427 | 12,178 |
| Belgium | 297 | 1:38,709 | 6,335 |
| Slovakia | 291 | 1:18,338 | 2,780 |
| Croatia | 268 | 1:15,778 | 3,175 |
| Romania | 263 | 1:76,342 | 9,034 |
| Slovenia | 233 | 1:10,677 | 2,524 |
| Russia | 131 | 1:1,100,176 | 82,521 |
| Austria | 127 | 1:67,051 | 10,326 |
| Switzerland | 121 | 1:67,875 | 8,194 |
| Serbia | 115 | 1:62,130 | 5,746 |
| Spain | 67 | 1:697,792 | 30,551 |
| England | 67 | 1:831,613 | 44,286 |
| Germany | 66 | 1:1,219,780 | 78,810 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| North Macedonia | 17 | 1:123,616 | 9,990 |
| Moldova | 15 | 1:237,425 | 21,121 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 1:353,640 | 13,005 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1:106,594 | 4,599 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 124 | 1:404,989 | 29,999 |
The alternate forms: Frânc (79) & Franç (2) are calculated separately.
Franc (47,733) may also be a first name.
Franc Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
There are various sources for the name Frank, including French regional origin, 'freedom', 'French speaking' but especially among some groups, relation to the Franconia region of Hesse, Germany.
- castle"Franc" in French literally means 'free'. It is also the name of a barbaric people, that invaded Gallia in the middle ages, giving it the name of "France"
- vercingetorix4Franc Demographics
Average Franc Salary in
United States
$46,143 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Franc Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Franc Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Franc occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Frânc or Franç. For other possible spellings of Franc click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Franc? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 46,246th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 649,977 people. Franc occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Franc live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Franc is also the 19,224th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 47,733 people.
It is most widespread in France, where it is held by 3,822 people, or 1 in 17,379. In France Franc is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 25 percent are found, Occitanie, where 20 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found. Not including France this surname is found in 94 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 19 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.
Franc Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Franc has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 652 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Franc Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Franc last name are 6.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.59% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Franc earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.36% less than the national average, earning 209,846 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $46,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $48,121 CAD per year.
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Franc Reference & Research
Franks DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Franks FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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