Franić Surname

229,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Franić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Franić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1,5151:2,791232
Serbia1301:54,9615,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina881:40,1865,579
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Franic (405) & Franič (22) are calculated separately.

Franić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Franić is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Franic or Franič. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Franić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Franić is the 229,904th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,138,300 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Franić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 1,515 people, or 1 in 2,791. In Croatia Franić is primarily found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 26 percent reside, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 14 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Croatia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 7 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Franic94405/
Franič9422/
Fratnić924/
Vranić834,806/
Franiz834/
Franich771,044/
Franiec7714/
Franits779/
Franici775/
Franitz771/
Franitch7148/
Frangich711/
Franicss711/
Fragnitz710/
Vranič6751/
Franeites6747/
Franec6717/
Franicová6710/
Franez678/
Franeitez676/
Franěc675/
Franitsch671/
Franets628/
Franych624/
Fránits621/
Frannez620/
Fronhoiz571/
Frojnicz571/
Freinitz571/
Freanedz571/
Frognitz570/
Franecová5310/
Franěcová535/
Franecova531/
Vranez504/
Fronec501/
Frañez501/

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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 Franić
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