Franka Surname

133,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Aruba

Franka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Franka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3711:74,7125,348
Poland1881:202,17426,943
Hungary1161:84,6238,437
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Serbia861:83,0817,083
France791:840,79499,796
Slovakia641:83,38216,110
Latvia581:35,3465,386
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Israel391:219,42720,804
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Libya251:249,7591,033
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
England211:2,653,24194,788
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

The alternate forms: Frankâ (4) are calculated separately.

Franka (16,371) may also be a first name.

Franka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Franka (Russian: Франка) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Frankâ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Franka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 133,039th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,149,719 people. The last name Franka is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Franka reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 43,711th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 16,371 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,371 people, or 1 in 74,712. In Nigeria Franka is most common in: Adamawa, where 96 percent reside, Rivers, where 1 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 6 percent reside and Hungary, where 3 percent reside.

Franka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Franka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Franka last name expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Franka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Franka surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Franka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6% more than the national average, earning $45,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $46,959 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frankâ944/
Frankau9237/
Frankay921/
Frankca921/
Frankoa920/
Frangkas8614/
Frankeas869/
Fraingka862/
Frankcas861/
Franca83189,783/
Franke83110,505/
Franko839,185/
Franky83957/
Frankó83827/
Franki83663/
Franké838/
Fronka836/
Frankeova801/
Francke777,258/
Frankie77835/
Francas77512/
Frankey77140/
Frankki7779/
Frankio7770/
Francky7769/
Frangky7754/
Frangki7739/
Francko7724/
Francoa7721/
Frankee7719/
Frankco7717/
Francaj7715/
Franked7714/
Frahnke778/
Francca778/
Frainki777/
Frankou776/
Frangko776/
Frankoy775/
Frannko774/
Francaz774/
Frankoo774/
Frankez773/
Frankei773/
Fraanko772/
Frankui772/
Francea772/
Francké772/
Franqua772/
Francah772/
Frankko771/
Frainko771/
Fraanca771/
Francaa771/
Franckó771/
Frankii771/
Frankøy771/
Froncka771/
Francai771/
Frankho771/
Frannca771/
Francais711,693/
Francaux7136/
Franckie7132/
Frankich7120/
Franckey7119/
Frankitt7119/
Frankett7114/
Francaud7114/
Frangkie716/
Frankhoi714/
Frankoch712/
Frangkou712/
D'Franko711/
Fraçenko711/
Frankhit711/
Frankopf711/
Frankych711/
Franncko711/
Francoïa711/
Frankkis711/
Frankott711/
D'franca711/
Frangkee711/
Franquay710/
Fraunkie710/
Frainkes710/
Franchea710/
Franco67979,085/
France6762,621/
Fronko67248/
Frankeová6761/
Fronke6738/
Vrankó6733/
Fránkó6713/
Vranca6712/
Francé6711/
Framca674/
Frankey's673/
Vranke673/
Franqi672/
Francí672/
Frankhuis672/
Frachenko671/
Frankouch671/
Fronki671/
Francê671/
Phrangkha671/
Vránka671/
Frankóová671/
Frańke671/
Francè671/
Francó671/
Frącka671/
Frankeiss670/
Franckuis670/
Fronky670/
Frankecht670/
Frankquer670/

Franka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Franka in the Russian language
Франкаfranka-

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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 Franka
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