Francisco Surname

512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,048,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Francisco Surname User-submission:

From the given name Francisco, the Portuguese form of Franciscus, itself from Latin, meaning "frank" or "frenchman".

Francisco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola500,4721:543
Philippines207,8401:48717
Mozambique108,7651:25129
Mexico78,4511:1,582236
Brazil67,8751:3,154279
United States21,4211:16,9212,137
Portugal14,0781:740129
Spain8,1241:5,755714
Malawi5,3331:3,210412
Tanzania4,6991:11,2671,468
Dominican Republic3,9291:2,655353
Guatemala3,7951:4,238614
France3,4511:19,2472,211
Peru3,0301:10,4901,478
Argentina2,4511:17,4391,508
Canada1,3681:26,9343,585
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
Venezuela1,0141:29,7871,825
Cuba9821:11,734944
United Arab Emirates8281:11,0661,385
Benin6611:15,6362,110
Australia5341:50,5546,293
South Africa5241:103,39312,503
Zimbabwe5011:30,8154,747
England4121:135,23813,274
Nicaragua4011:15,015864
Panama3631:10,778938
Micronesia3581:29764
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Indonesia3231:409,44034,596
Honduras2921:30,193992
Paraguay2561:28,269994
Hong Kong2531:28,994518
Bolivia2451:43,3322,516
Belize2351:1,513346
Namibia2101:11,4732,180
Switzerland2101:39,1095,581
São Tomé and Príncipe2071:857140
Italy1831:334,19040,374
Guam1731:926130
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
Guyana1361:5,605974
India1291:5,946,243139,967
Malaysia1271:232,23813,318
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Thailand1221:579,00398,779
Netherlands1191:141,90921,612
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
Germany911:884,67563,174
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Chile871:202,4886,415
Qatar841:28,0713,003
Uruguay781:43,9974,984
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Colombia691:692,3787,982
Ecuador631:252,4748,502
Andorra591:1,421241
Belgium441:261,28731,734
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Romania351:573,65341,852
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Austria281:304,12334,120
Greece271:410,36354,524
Senegal271:539,9762,259
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Japan241:5,326,84639,939
Trinidad and Tobago241:56,8324,715
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Singapore211:262,27211,611
El Salvador191:333,8892,514
Cape Verde181:29,4251,120
China181:75,962,3094,162
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
Puerto Rico171:208,8322,248
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Wales161:193,40812,484
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Estonia121:110,15019,471
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Oman111:335,2704,992
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Norway91:571,36544,190
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Macau71:85,947463
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Anguilla11:13,436792
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominica11:75,891912
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England21:12,187,685173,419
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9541:25,7003,168

The alternate forms: Françisco (20) & Francísco (2) are calculated separately.

Francisco (8,284,823) may also be a first name.

Francisco Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the given name Francisco, the Portuguese form of Franciscus, itself from Latin, meaning "frank" or "frenchman".

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Francisco Last Name Facts

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

The surname Francisco (Oriya: ଫାନସିୋ) is more frequently found in Angola than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Françisco or Francísco. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Francisco? popularity and diffusion

The surname Francisco is the 512th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,952 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Francisco are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 32nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,284,823 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Angola, where it is carried by 500,472 people, or 1 in 54. Excluding Angola Francisco exists in 152 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and Mozambique, where 10 percent reside.

Francisco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Francisco has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,096 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 20,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Francisco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Francisco are 38.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Francisco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.64% less than the national average, earning €5,814 per year; in Norway they earn 42.34% less than the national average, earning 199,543 kr per year; in Peru they earn 35.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,539 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.42% more than the national average, earning R 331,308 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $24,246,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $42,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $49,557 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Françisco9620/
Francísco962/
Franscisco95293/
Franciscos9517/
Francissco9512/
Franciscco9510/
Franciscoh958/
Franncisco957/
Frasncisco956/
Frrancisco956/
Fraancisco955/
Freancisco954/
Francsisco954/
Ffrancisco953/
Franciscoi953/
Franceisco953/
Franciscop953/
Franciesco953/
Franccisco952/
Franciscso952/
Franciscoz952/
Franchisco951/
Framncisco951/
Franciscoa951/
Franciscot951/
Franciscoy951/
Frzancisco951/
Franciscou951/
Franciso94229/
Francico9458/
Franciscous9010/
D'francisco908/
Franciscott901/
Frantzcisco901/
Francisca8917,611/
Fransisco898,251/
Francesco893,294/
Francisko89133/
Francisot8983/
Francisod8941/
Franscico8922/
Framcisco8913/
Franzisco8912/
Fransciso895/
Franxisco893/
Frangisco892/
Francêsco892/
Franchico892/
Francisoz892/
Francizco892/
Francicos892/
Frasncico891/
Francidco891/
Francixco891/
Froncisco890/
Franciscah8474/
Franscisca8438/
Franchesco8436/
Francisoud8428/
Fransiscos847/
Frandsisco847/
Franzischo847/
Franchisko843/
Francischa843/
Francishko842/
Franncesco842/
Francescho842/
Franssisco842/
Fransischo841/
Phrancisco841/
Franciszca841/
Franscesco841/
Francisgoh841/
Fransissco841/
Freancisca841/
Frajncisca841/
Frantcesco841/
Francissca841/
Francica821,201/
Fransico82181/
Francisa82165/
Franciko8212/
Franceso829/
Franseco822/
Franceco822/
Fransiso821/
Franziso821/
Francizo821/
Francisâ821/
Francescott8011/
D'Francesco803/
Francchesco801/
Franschesco801/
Franssiesco801/
Fransisca786,693/
Francesca782,458/
Fransisko781,487/
Francizod7851/
Franchica7836/
Francesko7821/
Fransesco7819/
Franzisko7816/
Francicca788/
Franciško782/
Fransicos781/
Froncisko781/
Frangesco781/
Franzesco781/
Françisca781/
Francheco781/
Francizos781/
Frasnsico781/
Fraincisa781/
Vrancisca781/
Francidca781/
Fransicco781/
Froncisca781/
Franscica780/
Franchesko74200/
Frantsisko7485/
Franchesca7482/
Frangiskou7480/
Franssisca7430/
Fransischa7421/
Francizoud7410/
Francescas748/
Franzischa745/
Fransiscah745/
Franciskka743/
Francescat742/
Franciszka742/
Franccesca742/
Franceskou742/
Francescad741/
Franciskaa741/
Franciskha741/
Franshisko741/
Franzescos741/
Francisqua741/
Franchetco741/
Franchicas741/
Frramcisca741/
Francesa71119/
Francija7125/
Framzico719/
Fransiko715/
Francika714/
Francezo714/
Fransisa712/
Franceca711/
Franciqa711/
Fráncica711/
Franceko711/
Franzeso710/
Frantsishko7046/
Frantzescou7010/
Franceskoch703/
Fransiskach701/
Franzischka701/
Frantchesko701/
Franzesko6773/
Fransesko6752/
Franceško6730/
Franciška6721/
Frančesko6716/
Vransisca6715/
Framsisca6711/
Fransesca674/
Fronsisko672/
Fransysko672/
Francheko671/
Franchesa671/
Francysas671/
Francezia671/
Fromsisco670/

Francisco Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Francisco in the Oriya language
ଫାନସିୋphanasio-

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