Franques Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Spain

Franques Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Franques Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2101:1,019,40235,992
France1511:439,88663,493
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Spain1131:413,73522,335
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
England21:27,859,030389,889
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Franquès (4) & Franqués (3) are calculated separately.

Franques (114) may also be a first name.

Franques Last Name Facts

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

The surname Franques occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Franquès or Franqués. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franques? popularity and diffusion

The last name Franques is the 523,789th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Franques live; 36 percent live in South America and 34 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 877,214th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 114 people.

It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 1,019,402. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 31 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent are found. Barring Brazil Franques is found in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Franques Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Franques has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Franques last name grew 2,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Franques Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Franques are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

Franques earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $44,676 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Franques
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