Franc Surname

46,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Czechia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,8221:17,3791,916
Czechia2,0791:5,115577
Poland1,1011:34,5225,324
United States8091:448,03338,416
Taiwan4161:56,358608
Canada3221:114,42712,178
Belgium2971:38,7096,335
Slovakia2911:18,3382,780
Croatia2681:15,7783,175
Romania2631:76,3429,034
Slovenia2331:10,6772,524
Russia1311:1,100,17682,521
Austria1271:67,05110,326
Switzerland1211:67,8758,194
Serbia1151:62,1305,746
Spain671:697,79230,551
England671:831,61344,286
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Australia631:428,50333,982
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
India221:34,866,608408,224
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
North Macedonia171:123,6169,990
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Bosnia and Herzegovina101:353,64013,005
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

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"

- vercingetorix4

Franc Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Franc Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Franc occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Frânc or Franç. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franc? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,246th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 649,977 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Franc are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Franc is also the 19,224th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 47,733 people.

The last name Franc is most widespread in France, where it is held by 3,822 people, or 1 in 17,379. In France Franc is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 25 percent are found, Occitanie, where 20 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found. Besides France this surname is found in 94 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 19 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.

Franc Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Franc has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 652 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Franc Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Franc last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States Franc are 6.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.59% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frânc9379/
Franç932/
Franck9141,775/
Franch915,468/
Franci914,512/
Francq911,682/
Francz91412/
Francs91265/
Francx9186/
Francp919/
Francc915/
Frankc914/
Frainc911/
Franct911/
Francke837,258/
Franche831,627/
Fransci83130/
Franckh8312/
Franchs8311/
Franckp831/
Francss831/
Freanch831/
Frranci831/
Francch831/
Fraanck831/
Franc's831/
Franckt831/
Francsh831/
Francck831/
Franczs831/
Frantce830/
Frannck830/
Freanck830/
Frantch830/
Frank80380,135/
Franz8086,623/
Fronc801,913/
Frang80541/
Franx80219/
Franţ80215/
Framc8018/
Franq8015/
Franj803/
Francová772,477/
Francque77159/
Francova7765/
Franchse779/
Freanche771/
Franckxs771/
Freancks770/
Franke73110,505/
Frantz7327,700/
Frants735,423/
Pfrang73789/
Froncz73177/
Franče73132/
Frangs7367/
Fraink7358/
Fronck7348/
Pfrank7331/
Frangk7322/
Fronch7318/
Frands7312/
Frannk739/
Frainz739/
Frangø739/
Fransø738/
Frankø738/
Fraing737/
Franzì737/
Franqs736/
Franzz735/
Frankk734/
Freank734/
Frandz733/
Frankh733/
Frantx732/
Freang732/
Ffrank732/
Fraunk731/
Frangh731/
Franxs731/
Fronci731/
Frrank731/
Frahnk731/
Frannz731/
Françs731/
Frankg731/
Fraanz731/
Frhank731/
Frahnz731/
Franzs731/
Freanz730/
Francková7185/
Franczová7119/
Franckova712/
Franque679,844/
Frangue67163/
Frantze6733/
Framcke6711/
Frąc6710/
Frantse679/
Frahnke678/
Frantts677/
Froncke673/
Freinch672/
D'Frank672/
Frankks671/
Franquz671/
Freindc671/
Freands671/
Fransss671/
Fronche671/
Frrantz670/
Frauntz670/
Frasing670/

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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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Franc
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