Francu Surname

233,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Francu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Francu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,5351:13,0801,669
Moldova881:40,4706,147
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Frâncu (193), Franců (173), Francú (3) & Franču (1) are calculated separately.

Francu (16) may also be a first name.

Francu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Francu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Frâncu, Franců, Francú or Franču. Click here for further potential spellings of Francu.

How Common Is The Last Name Francu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 233,904th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,229,568 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Francu reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 1,535 people, or 1 in 13,080. In Romania it is most numerous in: Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent reside, Bacău County, where 13 percent reside and Brașov County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Romania it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Francu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Francu last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Francu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $43,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.59% more than the national average, earning $61,902 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Francu
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