Franec Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Franec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Franec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Franěc (5) are calculated separately.

Franec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Franec occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Franěc. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franec? popularity and diffusion

The last name Franec is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Franec are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Franec is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 667,056. In Slovakia Franec is mostly found in: Žilina Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Slovakia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 41 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Franěc945/
Franiec9214/
Franeck929/
Franieck8626/
Franneck8624/
Franecke8617/
Franek835,896/
Franic83405/
Franes83222/
Vranec8372/
Franez838/
Franex831/
Fronec831/
Frangesch8029/
Franecová8010/
Franecova801/
Frannecke801/
Franich771,044/
Frangež77482/
Framnes77365/
Franiek77141/
Frangeš77111/
Franeis7723/
Frannek7718/
Fraines7713/
Franick7712/
Froneck779/
Franets778/
Fraynes776/
Franici775/
Franych774/
Franike773/
Franees772/
Franisc771/
Vraneck771/
Franeke771/
Franesh771/
Freanes771/
Frannes770/
Frannez770/
Franitch7148/
Frangesh7134/
Fronecke712/
Frangich711/
Freanedz711/
Franicss711/
Franique711/
Frosneac711/
Franiesz711/
Frannick710/
Franić671,761/
Franik671,463/
Vraneš671,137/
Fronek67906/
Franěk67781/
Franeková67542/
Vranek67489/
Franis67178/
Frones67155/
Franekova6748/
Franeites6747/
Fránek6730/
Franič6722/
Franík6718/
Franicová6710/
Frohnecke6710/
Franeitez676/
Franěcová675/
Vranez674/
Franiz674/
Franyk673/
Fronex671/
Frañez671/
Frangeysh671/
Franitsch671/
Vranjc671/

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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 Franec
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