Franek Surname

82,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Franek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Franek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,8581:20,4573,063
Czechia1,4111:7,536946
United States9651:375,60533,232
Slovakia8571:6,227552
Germany3291:244,69726,709
Austria1871:45,5377,281
France631:1,054,329115,549
England541:1,031,81650,675
Hungary441:223,09718,334
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Franěk (781) & Fránek (30) are calculated separately.

Franek (2,802) may also be a first name.

Franek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Franek (Russian: Франек) has its highest incidence in Poland. It can be rendered as a variant: Franěk or Fránek. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Franek? popularity and diffusion

Franek is the 82,234th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,236,015 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Franek reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Franek is also the 137,818th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 2,802 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 1,858 people, or 1 in 20,457. Apart from Poland this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Franek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Franek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Franek last name expanded 8,773 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Franek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Franek surname are 18.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the political party.

Franek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning $47,934 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Franěk94781/
Fránek9430/
Franiek92141/
Frannek9218/
Franeck929/
Franeke921/
Franieck8626/
Franneck8624/
Franecke8617/
Franik831,463/
Fronek83906/
Vranek83489/
Franík8318/
Franec8317/
Franyk833/
Frenek831/
Franex831/
Franeková80542/
Franekova8048/
Frannecke801/
Fratnik77226/
Franiok7787/
Freinek7736/
Freunek7717/
Franiec7714/
Franick7712/
Froneck779/
Frajnik777/
Franike773/
Frenhek772/
Vraneck771/
Fraunik771/
Frangik771/
Frounek771/
Froniek771/
Frannik770/
Frankova71898/
Fronecke712/
Franique711/
Froeneck710/
Frannick710/
Froněk67499/
Franic67405/
Vránek67350/
Fronik67175/
Vraník67135/
Vranec6772/
Vronek6718/
Fránik6715/
Franíková6714/
Franecová6710/
Frohnecke6710/
Frenik677/
Franěc675/
Franikova674/
Vranyk673/
Fronyk671/
Fráneková671/
Fronex671/
Franecova671/
Fronec671/

Franek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Franek in the Russian language
Франекfranek-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Franek
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