Francísco Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Francísco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Francísco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Francisco (1,048,257) & Françisco (20) are calculated separately.

Francísco (7) may also be a first name.

Francísco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Francísco occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Francisco or Françisco. For other potential spellings of Francísco click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Francísco? popularity and diffusion

Francísco is the 11,742,229th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Francísco live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most common first name globally, borne by 7 people.

The surname is most widely held in Angola, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 26,989,214. Not including Angola it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 50 percent are found.

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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 Francísco
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