Franks Surname
Approximately 56,634 people bear this surname
Franks Surname Definition:
Frank’s (Son): v. Frankish
Franks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39,863 | 1:9,093 | 1,097 |
| England | 8,199 | 1:6,796 | 986 |
| Australia | 3,440 | 1:7,848 | 1,166 |
| Canada | 1,697 | 1:21,712 | 2,978 |
| South Africa | 1,047 | 1:51,746 | 6,553 |
| New Zealand | 586 | 1:7,728 | 1,313 |
| Scotland | 255 | 1:20,995 | 2,425 |
| Wales | 249 | 1:12,428 | 1,379 |
| Bahamas | 97 | 1:4,039 | 447 |
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| Ireland | 90 | 1:52,322 | 3,722 |
| Germany | 75 | 1:1,073,406 | 72,288 |
| Spain | 70 | 1:667,886 | 29,788 |
| Denmark | 65 | 1:86,842 | 8,367 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Bermuda | 46 | 1:1,419 | 226 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Ukraine | 44 | 1:1,034,607 | 95,076 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 36 | 1:1,533 | 275 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Latvia | 26 | 1:78,848 | 11,595 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 1:191,330 | 5,833 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Honduras | 12 | 1:734,704 | 4,016 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 65 | 1:68,152 | 5,061 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,643 | 1:6,691 | 1,040 |
| Wales | 72 | 1:21,784 | 1,255 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,856 | 1:10,342 | 1,352 |
Franks (972) may also be a first name.
Franks Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Frank’s (Son): v. Frankish
(German) One who came from Franconia, in central Germany; the free man; descendant of Frank (free or courageous).
Franks Demographics
Average Franks Salary in
United States
$40,789 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Franks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Franks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Franks (Arabic: فرانكس, Marathi: ान्क्स, Russian: Франкс) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Franks click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Franks? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 9,942nd most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 128,678 people. The surname Franks occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Franks reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Franks is also the 258,519th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 972 people.
Franks is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 39,863 people, or 1 in 9,093. In The United States Franks is most common in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 95 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Franks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Franks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Franks surname grew 821 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 346 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 138 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Franks Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (57%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Franks surname are 16.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.88% registered with the party.
The amount Franks earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 61.67% more than the national average, earning 559,522 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.58% more than the national average, earning R 410,124 per year; in United States they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $40,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $51,401 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francks | 92 | 345 | / |
| Frank's | 92 | 3 | / |
| Frankse | 92 | 2 | / |
| Frankks | 92 | 1 | / |
| Franckxs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Freancks | 86 | 0 | / |
| Frangs | 83 | 67 | / |
| Frankz | 83 | 18 | / |
| Franqs | 83 | 6 | / |
| Frankx | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fronks | 83 | 3 | / |
| Framks | 83 | 3 | / |
| Franxs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Franckx | 77 | 652 | / |
| Frounks | 77 | 46 | / |
| Franchs | 77 | 11 | / |
| Vrancks | 77 | 10 | / |
| Francse | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phranks | 77 | 2 | / |
| Franc's | 77 | 1 | / |
| Francsh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Francıs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Francss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Franckz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Franx | 73 | 219 | / |
| Francx | 67 | 86 | / |
| Vrankx | 67 | 3 | / |
| Francce | 62 | 6 | / |
| Francch | 62 | 1 | / |
| Franquz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vranx | 55 | 32 | / |
| Vrancx | 50 | 341 | / |
Franks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Franks in the Marathi language | ||
| ान्क्स | anksa | - |
| Franks in the Russian language | ||
| Франкс | franks | - |
| Franks in the Arabic language | ||
| فرانكس | franks | - |
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Franks Reference & Research
Franks DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Frank FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Frank FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Franks FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Franks
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