France Surname
Approximately 62,621 people bear this surname
France Surname Definition:
A surname recorded in Aberdeen. (1) A native of France. (2) a diminutive of Francis, which see. James France in Oudacleuch, 1683 (Lauder).
France Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,082 | 1:22,538 | 2,828 |
| Tanzania | 15,109 | 1:3,504 | 485 |
| England | 6,948 | 1:8,019 | 1,180 |
| France | 6,524 | 1:10,181 | 981 |
| Ghana | 2,702 | 1:10,000 | 1,345 |
| Egypt | 2,105 | 1:43,675 | 4,392 |
| South Africa | 1,669 | 1:32,461 | 4,149 |
| Philippines | 1,428 | 1:70,895 | 12,213 |
| Guyana | 1,017 | 1:749 | 94 |
| Australia | 1,003 | 1:26,915 | 3,660 |
| Canada | 944 | 1:39,031 | 4,893 |
| Botswana | 739 | 1:2,959 | 380 |
| Nigeria | 733 | 1:241,668 | 14,023 |
| New Zealand | 598 | 1:7,572 | 1,293 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Belgium | 322 | 1:35,704 | 5,820 |
| Haiti | 308 | 1:34,688 | 2,381 |
| Scotland | 252 | 1:21,245 | 2,452 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Wales | 225 | 1:13,753 | 1,506 |
| Brazil | 219 | 1:977,508 | 34,716 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 146 | 1:378 | 86 |
| Lesotho | 134 | 1:15,168 | 3,296 |
| Chile | 120 | 1:146,804 | 5,065 |
| Latvia | 112 | 1:18,304 | 2,738 |
| Ecuador | 105 | 1:151,484 | 7,114 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Pakistan | 104 | 1:1,717,730 | 17,624 |
| Ireland | 103 | 1:45,718 | 3,416 |
| Argentina | 103 | 1:414,985 | 31,631 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| Czechia | 83 | 1:128,114 | 20,499 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 82 | 1:1,374 | 297 |
| Zimbabwe | 79 | 1:195,421 | 22,838 |
| Japan | 69 | 1:1,852,816 | 26,842 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 69 | 1:19,768 | 2,323 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Slovenia | 55 | 1:45,230 | 7,852 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Jamaica | 48 | 1:59,791 | 3,201 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Northern Ireland | 33 | 1:55,910 | 4,502 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 26 | 1:3,814 | 525 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Venezuela | 26 | 1:1,161,695 | 16,759 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| British Virgin Islands | 21 | 1:1,504 | 212 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Mauritius | 10 | 1:129,342 | 7,997 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Falkland Islands | 6 | 1:522 | 125 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Solomon Islands | 4 | 1:145,007 | 19,402 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 29 | 1:152,754 | 8,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,359 | 1:5,592 | 851 |
| Scotland | 175 | 1:21,390 | 2,080 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,750 | 1:13,392 | 1,717 |
The alternate forms: Franče (132), Francé (11), Françe (2), Francê (1) & Francè (1) are calculated separately.
France (79,792) may also be a first name.
France Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname recorded in Aberdeen. (1) A native of France. (2) a diminutive of Francis, which see. James France in Oudacleuch, 1683 (Lauder).
(French-Latin) 1 belonging to France = the Land of the Franks [French France, Low Latin Francia; Low Latin Franc-us, free, a Frank; O.H.Ger. Franko, poss. named from a weapon: cp. Old English franca, a spear] 2 a diminutive of Francis, q.v.
(German) Descendant of Franz (the free); descendant of Franz, a pet form of Franciscus (free).
From the country.
A native of France.
Radulphus France of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Alexander Fraunc of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum), and William Frense (Ib.).
France Demographics
Average Male France Height
177.45 cm
Average Female France Height
162.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
France Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name France Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname France (Arabic: فرنسا) occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Franče, Francé, Françe, Francê or Francè. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name France? popularity and diffusion
The last name France is the 9,048th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 116,375 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of France live; 25 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 12,389th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 79,792 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 16,082 people, or 1 in 22,538. In The United States France is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 143 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.
France Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of France has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 865 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 355 percent between 1901 and 2014.
France Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (66%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the France last name are 16.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.23% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount France earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 54.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,899 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.07% less than the national average, earning R 144,804 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.6% more than the national average, earning $26,471,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $42,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $50,630 CAD per year.
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France Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| France in the Arabic language | ||
| فرنسا | frnsa | - |
| فرنس | frns | - |
| فرانس | frans | - |
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