Franker Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Franker Surname User-submission:

There are various sources for the name Frank, including French regional origin, 'freedom', 'French speaking' but especially among some groups, relation to the Franconia region of Hesse, Germany.

Franker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Australia271:999,84158,390
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Franker (295) may also be a first name.

Franker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are various sources for the name Frank, including French regional origin, 'freedom', 'French speaking' but especially among some groups, relation to the Franconia region of Hesse, Germany.

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Franker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Franker (Russian: Франкер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 699,651st most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Franker are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Franker is also the 513,559th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 295 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States it is primarily found in: Iowa, where 31 percent reside, Illinois, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Franker occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and Suriname, where 11 percent reside.

Franker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Franker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 535 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Franker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Franker last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Franker earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning R 263,508 per year; in United States they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $43,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.47% less than the national average, earning $42,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Francker9388/
Frankeur933/
Frankquer880/
Francer86103/
Vranker866/
Frankir862/
Framker860/
Fronker860/
Francher80242/
Fronkier8028/
Franquer802/
Francear801/
Francoeyr751/
Frauncher750/
Freinecker7141/
Francir717/
Froncer714/
Francair670/
Francoir670/
Franquir670/
Phromkerd508/
Phromkere501/

Franker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Franker in the Russian language
Франкерfranker-

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