Franco Surname
Approximately 979,085 people bear this surname
Franco Surname Definition:
One who came from Franco (free) in Spain; descendant of Franco; Spanish and Italian form of Frank (free).
Found in Portugal, Andalusía, Aragon, Navarre, Galicia and Castile. Name Franco of village near Vitoria, and Francés, name of town near Lugo.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 161,050 | 1:1,329 | 152 |
| Mexico | 159,079 | 1:780 | 123 |
| Colombia | 95,102 | 1:502 | 95 |
| United States | 67,988 | 1:5,331 | 610 |
| Argentina | 57,221 | 1:747 | 100 |
| Paraguay | 51,016 | 1:142 | 25 |
| Spain | 44,470 | 1:1,051 | 103 |
| Venezuela | 41,300 | 1:731 | 144 |
| Italy | 39,173 | 1:1,561 | 72 |
| Philippines | 30,453 | 1:3,324 | 242 |
| Guatemala | 29,524 | 1:545 | 98 |
| Ecuador | 28,751 | 1:553 | 80 |
| Angola | 27,410 | 1:985 | 169 |
| Dominican Republic | 16,670 | 1:626 | 113 |
| Bolivia | 15,150 | 1:701 | 142 |
| Peru | 14,545 | 1:2,185 | 371 |
| Mozambique | 12,978 | 1:2,101 | 523 |
| Portugal | 12,965 | 1:804 | 138 |
| El Salvador | 10,571 | 1:600 | 121 |
| Panama | 7,803 | 1:501 | 103 |
| Chad | 6,355 | 1:2,139 | 391 |
| France | 6,039 | 1:10,999 | 1,081 |
| Honduras | 5,590 | 1:1,577 | 282 |
| Cuba | 5,080 | 1:2,268 | 334 |
| Uruguay | 4,341 | 1:791 | 84 |
| Chile | 3,308 | 1:5,325 | 652 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,502 | 1:1,419 | 172 |
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Canada | 2,095 | 1:17,587 | 2,505 |
| Israel | 2,053 | 1:4,168 | 595 |
| Australia | 1,374 | 1:19,648 | 2,728 |
| Egypt | 1,129 | 1:81,431 | 7,252 |
| Nicaragua | 1,062 | 1:5,670 | 559 |
| England | 1,010 | 1:55,166 | 6,703 |
| Belgium | 988 | 1:11,636 | 1,715 |
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| Tanzania | 774 | 1:68,400 | 7,211 |
| Costa Rica | 641 | 1:7,457 | 450 |
| India | 556 | 1:1,379,614 | 53,262 |
| Germany | 543 | 1:148,261 | 17,819 |
| Switzerland | 510 | 1:16,104 | 2,634 |
| Nigeria | 404 | 1:438,472 | 22,538 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| South Africa | 335 | 1:161,724 | 18,138 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Thailand | 261 | 1:270,645 | 46,481 |
| Algeria | 218 | 1:177,209 | 21,974 |
| Belize | 179 | 1:1,986 | 443 |
| Kenya | 175 | 1:263,885 | 17,546 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Netherlands | 139 | 1:121,490 | 19,071 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 131 | 1:10,412 | 1,432 |
| Andorra | 97 | 1:864 | 141 |
| Moldova | 92 | 1:38,711 | 5,932 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Russia | 74 | 1:1,947,609 | 122,573 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| New Zealand | 70 | 1:64,690 | 9,897 |
| Uganda | 65 | 1:600,604 | 31,967 |
| Japan | 61 | 1:2,095,808 | 28,388 |
| China | 58 | 1:23,574,510 | 1,290 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| Jersey | 41 | 1:2,420 | 410 |
| Taiwan | 41 | 1:571,823 | 4,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| Aruba | 37 | 1:2,797 | 396 |
| Madagascar | 36 | 1:656,940 | 2,016 |
| Austria | 31 | 1:274,691 | 31,731 |
| Guyana | 31 | 1:24,588 | 2,860 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Benin | 30 | 1:344,520 | 26,827 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Turkey | 28 | 1:2,779,336 | 82,809 |
| Luxembourg | 26 | 1:22,329 | 4,651 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Monaco | 22 | 1:1,685 | 58 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Gibraltar | 19 | 1:1,787 | 420 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 10 | 1:17,742 | 994 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Haiti | 6 | 1:1,780,651 | 14,597 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| San Marino | 5 | 1:6,643 | 656 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 1:132,410 | 4,291 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 1:15,973 | 1,430 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 157 | 1:319,864 | 25,024 |
The alternate forms: Francó (1), Franço (1) & Fránco (1) are calculated separately.
Franco (594,801) may also be a first name.
Franco Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Franco (free) in Spain; descendant of Franco; Spanish and Italian form of Frank (free).
Found in Portugal, Andalusía, Aragon, Navarre, Galicia and Castile. Name Franco of village near Vitoria, and Francés, name of town near Lugo. From German "Frank" or "Franklin" and entered Spain via France. Literal meaning is liberal, free, generous.
This could come from a German word meaning lance.
Of French origin, came to Spain in remote times and extended throughout the Peninsula. Branches in Canary Islands, Cuba and Colombia.
User-submitted Reference
(Italian) Feminine form of the name Frangello, a diminutive of the name Franco. The feminine form Frangella most likely arose due to the impact of the feminine Italian word famiglia (family).
- smithjustina125"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"
- vercingetorix4An Iberian toponymic, meaning "Frank" or "Frankish".
- mfariacastroFranco Demographics
Franco Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Franco Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Franco Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Franco (Marathi: रॉान्को) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms: Francó, Franço or Fránco. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Franco? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 552nd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,443 people. The surname Franco occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Franco live; 48 percent live in South America and 16 percent live in Luso-South America. Franco is also the 1,668th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 594,801 people.
The surname Franco is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 161,050 people, or 1 in 1,329. In Brazil Franco is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 36 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live and Paraná, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Franco occurs in 175 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 16 percent live and Colombia, where 10 percent live.
Franco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Franco has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Franco last name expanded 43,304 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,885 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Franco Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Franco last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (91%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Franco last name are 40.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Franco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.42% less than the national average, earning €28,402 per year; in Norway they earn 29.99% more than the national average, earning 449,862 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,393 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.74% more than the national average, earning R 434,256 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $25,132,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.97% less than the national average, earning $39,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% more than the national average, earning $50,255 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Franco Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Franco in the Marathi language | ||
| रॉान्को | roanko | - |
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Franco Reference & Research
Franco DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Franco 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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