Franciscan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Franciscan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Franciscan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Franciscan (100) may also be a first name.

Franciscan Last Name Facts

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

Franciscan is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Franciscan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franciscan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Franciscan are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 946,056th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 100 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil Franciscan is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 38 percent live, São Paulo, where 38 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live. Not including Brazil Franciscan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Franciscan
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