Francis Surname
Approximately 554,389 people bear this surname
Francis Surname Definition:
From AF. Francels, Franceys, 'a Frenchman.' The name Francigena was used in England to denote that a man was not an Englisn man or could not prove that he was (ELLis, Introduction to Domesday Book, 1833, II, p. 426). A family variously named in record Francigena, le Franceys, le Francaise, or (in Latin) Franciscus, settled in different parts of the North of England and in Scotland.
Read More About This SurnameFrancis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 101,823 | 1:1,740 | 232 |
| United States | 100,432 | 1:3,609 | 391 |
| Tanzania | 94,699 | 1:559 | 68 |
| England | 39,682 | 1:1,404 | 144 |
| India | 28,699 | 1:26,728 | 2,003 |
| Chad | 26,382 | 1:515 | 57 |
| Jamaica | 20,966 | 1:137 | 14 |
| Australia | 19,777 | 1:1,365 | 145 |
| Kenya | 15,240 | 1:3,030 | 471 |
| Canada | 13,820 | 1:2,666 | 324 |
| South Africa | 12,589 | 1:4,304 | 552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,837 | 1:923 | 30 |
| Malaysia | 5,968 | 1:4,942 | 684 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5,247 | 1:260 | 22 |
| Wales | 4,694 | 1:659 | 57 |
| Lebanon | 4,628 | 1:1,218 | 218 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,790 | 1:3,284 | 416 |
| New Zealand | 2,582 | 1:1,754 | 220 |
| Philippines | 2,183 | 1:46,376 | 7,489 |
| Cameroon | 1,726 | 1:12,033 | 1,620 |
| Saint Lucia | 1,725 | 1:104 | 10 |
| Guyana | 1,715 | 1:444 | 43 |
| Liberia | 1,691 | 1:2,607 | 339 |
| Iraq | 1,656 | 1:21,148 | 1,202 |
| France | 1,638 | 1:40,551 | 5,060 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1,608 | 1:62 | 5 |
| Grenada | 1,456 | 1:75 | 11 |
| Haiti | 1,390 | 1:7,686 | 883 |
| Oman | 1,390 | 1:2,653 | 397 |
| Bahamas | 1,138 | 1:344 | 79 |
| Panama | 1,083 | 1:3,612 | 443 |
| Ecuador | 1,063 | 1:14,963 | 2,288 |
| Scotland | 1,039 | 1:5,153 | 866 |
| Nicaragua | 1,024 | 1:5,880 | 565 |
| Venezuela | 1,006 | 1:30,024 | 1,833 |
| Dominica | 984 | 1:77 | 9 |
| Belgium | 960 | 1:11,976 | 1,788 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 868 | 1:127 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 804 | 1:19,202 | 2,850 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 760 | 1:73 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 752 | 1:237,558 | 5,453 |
| Micronesia | 715 | 1:149 | 18 |
| Ireland | 704 | 1:6,689 | 987 |
| Dominican Republic | 693 | 1:15,055 | 1,092 |
| Thailand | 571 | 1:123,710 | 18,617 |
| Barbados | 565 | 1:509 | 139 |
| Namibia | 515 | 1:4,678 | 869 |
| Brazil | 479 | 1:446,919 | 16,935 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 450 | 1:250 | 43 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Kuwait | 434 | 1:8,757 | 1,230 |
| Israel | 424 | 1:20,183 | 3,007 |
| Hong Kong | 422 | 1:17,383 | 407 |
| Fiji | 408 | 1:2,192 | 344 |
| Costa Rica | 407 | 1:11,745 | 542 |
| Northern Ireland | 405 | 1:4,556 | 888 |
| Indonesia | 376 | 1:351,727 | 30,426 |
| Germany | 371 | 1:216,996 | 24,454 |
| Spain | 334 | 1:139,976 | 10,510 |
| Mauritius | 317 | 1:4,080 | 792 |
| Netherlands | 281 | 1:60,097 | 10,351 |
| Solomon Islands | 256 | 1:2,266 | 202 |
| Yemen | 253 | 1:104,448 | 6,241 |
| Colombia | 250 | 1:191,096 | 4,841 |
| Belize | 231 | 1:1,539 | 352 |
| Malawi | 219 | 1:78,169 | 10,287 |
| Botswana | 215 | 1:10,172 | 1,871 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 211 | 1:163 | 39 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| Uganda | 194 | 1:201,233 | 16,122 |
| Bermuda | 186 | 1:351 | 37 |
| Sweden | 172 | 1:57,249 | 4,421 |
| Mexico | 171 | 1:725,884 | 11,032 |
| British Virgin Islands | 170 | 1:186 | 36 |
| Cuba | 159 | 1:72,470 | 2,551 |
| Ivory Coast | 149 | 1:154,840 | 7,181 |
| Qatar | 144 | 1:16,375 | 1,767 |
| Egypt | 141 | 1:652,027 | 38,341 |
| Zambia | 141 | 1:112,411 | 8,739 |
| Argentina | 136 | 1:314,290 | 24,990 |
| Suriname | 128 | 1:4,317 | 926 |
| Latvia | 121 | 1:16,943 | 2,517 |
| Switzerland | 120 | 1:68,441 | 8,253 |
| Ghana | 119 | 1:227,065 | 11,392 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Algeria | 107 | 1:361,043 | 32,230 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 99 | 1:59 | 14 |
| Guatemala | 91 | 1:176,733 | 3,618 |
| Sri Lanka | 91 | 1:228,665 | 9,105 |
| Peru | 84 | 1:378,382 | 12,510 |
| Taiwan | 82 | 1:285,912 | 2,346 |
| China | 76 | 1:17,991,073 | 1,021 |
| Norway | 74 | 1:69,490 | 9,776 |
| Cayman Islands | 71 | 1:900 | 136 |
| Russia | 71 | 1:2,029,902 | 125,931 |
| Italy | 68 | 1:899,363 | 66,781 |
| Sudan | 67 | 1:559,854 | 2,610 |
| Seychelles | 65 | 1:1,421 | 329 |
| Gibraltar | 63 | 1:539 | 68 |
| Syria | 62 | 1:311,307 | 4,547 |
| Chile | 61 | 1:288,795 | 8,426 |
| Guernsey | 59 | 1:1,092 | 205 |
| Greece | 54 | 1:205,181 | 32,420 |
| Denmark | 52 | 1:108,552 | 10,139 |
| Jordan | 52 | 1:170,047 | 8,882 |
| Ethiopia | 44 | 1:2,216,960 | 8,931 |
| Aruba | 42 | 1:2,464 | 355 |
| Uruguay | 39 | 1:87,994 | 8,905 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Jersey | 37 | 1:2,681 | 461 |
| Sierra Leone | 36 | 1:196,934 | 344 |
| Montserrat | 35 | 1:141 | 28 |
| Austria | 31 | 1:274,691 | 31,731 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Niger | 28 | 1:685,429 | 16,503 |
| DR Congo | 26 | 1:2,841,522 | 145,661 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Japan | 26 | 1:4,917,088 | 38,984 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Honduras | 23 | 1:383,324 | 3,011 |
| Czechia | 21 | 1:506,356 | 52,868 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:5,364 | 1,196 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Cyprus | 15 | 1:58,992 | 5,768 |
| Anguilla | 14 | 1:960 | 86 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 1:13,279,731 | 13,524 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Marshall Islands | 11 | 1:4,711 | 882 |
| South Korea | 11 | 1:4,658,205 | 839 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Kiribati | 9 | 1:12,601 | 393 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Angola | 7 | 1:3,855,602 | 6,953 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Falkland Islands | 6 | 1:522 | 125 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Gabon | 5 | 1:377,839 | 3,608 |
| Gambia | 5 | 1:384,690 | 543 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Somalia | 5 | 1:2,690,412 | 5,092 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 4 | 1:2,404 | 44 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 1:9,087,190 | 7,315 |
| Myanmar | 3 | 1:17,312,662 | 2,080 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Mali | 2 | 1:8,484,518 | 4,035 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 504 | 1:8,789 | 1,309 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13,854 | 1:1,759 | 226 |
| Wales | 3,756 | 1:418 | 42 |
| Scotland | 206 | 1:18,171 | 1,889 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:3,052 | 493 |
| Guernsey | 9 | 1:3,628 | 639 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,227 | 1:3,797 | 467 |
The alternate forms: Françis (488) are calculated separately.
Francis (3,278,211) may also be a first name.
Francis Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From AF. Francels, Franceys, 'a Frenchman.' The name Francigena was used in England to denote that a man was not an Englisn man or could not prove that he was (ELLis, Introduction to Domesday Book, 1833, II, p. 426). A family variously named in record Francigena, le Franceys, le Francaise, or (in Latin) Franciscus, settled in different parts of the North of England and in Scotland. They appeer in early documents in connection with the Bruces in Annandale and may have come with them. A family of the name also appeared early in Cunningham but are now long extinct there. Wilelmus Francig' (Francigena) witnessed a confirmation by Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow, c. 1189—99 (RMP., p. 101). William le Franceis witnessed a charter of lands in Maxton in the reign of William the Lion (Melros, 81). A. francigena was witness to a charter in the reign of Alexander II (REG., p. 103), and Andrew Frans', perhaps the same person, was witness to a charter by James, Steward of Scotland, to the monastery of Paisley, 1294 (RMP., p. 95). William Francigena held land 'apud Innirwic' in 1246 (ibid., p. 88). Johan Fraunceys of Longa Neuton, Roxburghshire, rendered homage, 1296. His seal beers an eight-rayed figere and the legend S' Iohis Fravnsays (Bain, II, p. 199,532). William le Fraunceys, constable of Kirketoulagh, 1307 (Bain, II, 1962). William Francis guided Randolph up the rock to the captere or Edinburgh Castle in Merch, 1314. James Fraunces held land in Irvine, 1323, and in 1417 there was discord between William Fraunces and the same burgh (Irvine, I, p. 123, 19). Robert Francess of Stane registered an instrument of protest in 1500 (Simon, 5). See also French.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) Frenchman; Freeman [Anglo-French Franceis, Franceys, Old French Franceis, François (mod. French Français); Old French Franc, L.Lat, Franc-us: v. under France. The suff. -eis, -ois, -ais is the Latin -ensis] Henry le Franceis.—Patent Rolls. Gilbert le Franceys.—Cal. Inq. P. Mort.
This name which has no Gaelic background, being le Franceis, i.e. the Frenclnnan, is nevertheless quite numerous in the Gaelic speaking area near Galway city as well as in Belfast. MIF 281*
(Welsh, English, French) Descendant of Francis or Francois (the free).
Not from the personal name, which is of too recent introduction; hut as in the H.R., Le Franceys, Le Franseys, Le Fraunceys, "the Frenchman."
From the Saxon, Frank, free. The Franks were a people who anciently inhabited part of Germany, and having conquered Gaul, changed the name of the country to France.
Francus, or Le Franceys. William le Franceys or Francus 1180-98 in Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard, Azo, Robert, Umfrey, Walter, William le F. of England 1189 (Rot. Pip.). The name is thenceforth frequent in England, and speaks for itself as to origin. William le Franceys and several others of the name held knights’ fees in England 1165 (Liber Niger). The Lords De Freyne and Barons French bear forms of this name. See French.
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This surname comes from the Hungarian spelling of a Slavic patronymic surname based on a diminutive of Frank or Franciscus.
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Where Does The Last Name Francis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Francis (Arabic: فرنسس, Bengali: ফ্রান্সিস, Hindi: फ्रांसिस, Marathi: ान्सीस, Oriya: ଫାନସିସ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Françis. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Francis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 960th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,145 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Francis live; 24 percent live in West Africa and 20 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 139th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 3,278,211 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 101,823 people, or 1 in 1,740. In Nigeria Francis is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 8 percent reside, Lagos, where 8 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 196 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Tanzania, where 17 percent reside.
Francis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Francis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Francis surname expanded 759 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 504 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 140 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Francis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Francis last name is chiefly Catholic (56%) in Ireland, Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Christian (98%) in Kenya, Maronite (75%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Francis last name are 5.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.79% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Francis earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning 269,074 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,868 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.6% more than the national average, earning R 303,216 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.29% less than the national average, earning $19,003,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $43,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $50,323 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Francis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Francis in the Marathi language | ||
| ान्सीस | ansisa | 73.68 |
| ांसीस | ansisa | 21.51 |
| टरान्सीस | taransisa | 0.61 |
| करान्सीस | karansisa | 0.39 |
| राान्सीस | raansisa | 0.39 |
| ोरीान्सीस | oriansisa | 0.22 |
| सर्ान्सीस | saransisa | 0.14 |
| रेान्सीस | reansisa | 0.11 |
| रॉान्सीस | roansisa | 0.11 |
| करनीस | karanisa | 0.11 |
| ोराान्सीस | oraansisa | 0.11 |
| ोरीांसीस | oriansisa | 0.07 |
| ॉरीान्सीस | oriansisa | 0.07 |
| रेटान्सीस | retansisa | 0.07 |
| ान्सिस | ansisa | 0.07 |
| टरांसीस | taransisa | 0.07 |
| आरान्सीस | aransisa | 0.07 |
| रोजान्सीस | rojansisa | 0.07 |
| राजान्सीस | rajansisa | 0.07 |
| ोराांसीस | oraansisa | 0.07 |
| ोन्चीस | oncisa | 0.04 |
| अॅनीस | aenisa | 0.04 |
| रॉिांसीस | roiansisa | 0.04 |
| टेरान्सीस | teransisa | 0.04 |
| ूरान्सीस | uransisa | 0.04 |
| रिवांसीस | rivansisa | 0.04 |
| रॉमांसीस | romansisa | 0.04 |
| र्ॅान्सीस | reansisa | 0.04 |
| बूरान्सीस | buransisa | 0.04 |
| ांचस | ancasa | 0.04 |
| रईस | ra'isa | 0.04 |
| ुरान्सीस | uransisa | 0.04 |
| ोरााऩ्सीस | oraansisa | 0.04 |
| रॉनान्सीस | ronansisa | 0.04 |
| र्कान्सीस | rkansisa | 0.04 |
| पारान्सीस | paransisa | 0.04 |
| ॉरीांसीस | oriansisa | 0.04 |
| रेटांसीस | retansisa | 0.04 |
| रॉांसीस | roansisa | 0.04 |
| हरान्सीस | haransisa | 0.04 |
| यारान्सीस | yaransisa | 0.04 |
| िरांसीस | iransisa | 0.04 |
| राांसीस | raansisa | 0.04 |
| रॉचान्सीस | rocansisa | 0.04 |
| परान्सीस | paransisa | 0.04 |
| ान्डीस | andisa | 0.04 |
| ेरोान्सीस | eroansisa | 0.04 |
| रीान्सीस | riansisa | 0.04 |
| रॉसान्सीस | rosansisa | 0.04 |
| जरान्सीस | jaransisa | 0.04 |
| मीरान्सीस | miransisa | 0.04 |
| राांन्सीस | raannsisa | 0.04 |
| रॉकान्सीस | rokansisa | 0.04 |
| आरांन्सीस | arannsisa | 0.04 |
| रोचान्सीस | rocansisa | 0.04 |
| तृान्सीस | transisa | 0.04 |
| राजांसीस | rajansisa | 0.04 |
| ेरीान्सीस | eriansisa | 0.04 |
| रीांजीस | rianjisa | 0.04 |
| रॉयान्सीस | royansisa | 0.04 |
| चरान्सीस | caransisa | 0.04 |
| मचीस | macisa | 0.04 |
| ाराान्सीस | araansisa | 0.04 |
| रायान्सीस | rayansisa | 0.04 |
| Francis in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫାନସିସ | phanasisa | 65.24 |
| ଫାନସିସ୍ | phanasis | 17.14 |
| ଫାନ୍ସିସ୍ | phansis | 5.24 |
| ଫାନ୍ସିସ | phansisa | 5.24 |
| ଫାନଶିସ | phanasisa | 2.38 |
| ଫନସିସ୍ | phanasis | 0.95 |
| ଫାିସ | phaisa | 0.95 |
| ଫାନସିଶ | phanasisa | 0.95 |
| ଫାନସିସି | phanasisi | 0.48 |
| ପାଂନସିସ | pannasisa | 0.48 |
| Francis in the Hindi language | ||
| फ्रांसिस | phransisa | 55.86 |
| फ्रान्सिस | phransisa | 18.92 |
| फ्रान्सीस | phransisa | 4.5 |
| फ्रासिस | phrasisa | 2.7 |
| फ्रन्सिस | phransisa | 1.8 |
| फ्रान्सेस | phransesa | 0.9 |
| प्रॉसिस | prosisa | 0.9 |
| फ्रांसीसी | phransisi | 0.9 |
| प्रान्सिस | pransisa | 0.9 |
| फ्रान्सी | phransi | 0.9 |
| प्रांसिस | pransisa | 0.9 |
| फ्रासीस | phrasisa | 0.9 |
| फान्सिस | phansisa | 0.9 |
| फ्रांससि | phransasi | 0.9 |
| Francis in the Bengali language | ||
| ফ্রান্সিস | phransisa | 40 |
| ফ্রাণ্সিস | phransisa | 26.67 |
| ফ্রানসিস | phranasisa | 20 |
| ফ্র্যান্সিস | phryansisa | 6.67 |
| ফ্রানসীস | phranasisa | 6.67 |
| Francis in the Arabic language | ||
| فرنسس | frnss | - |
| فرنسَيسَ | frnsaysa | - |
| فرانسس | franss | - |
| فرانسيس | fransys | - |
| فرنسيس | frnsys | - |
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