Franquez Surname

233,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guam

Franquez Surname User-submission:

This name orginates from Catalonia and means 'winner' or 'survivor'. There's a French expression derived from it "a la bonne franquette" meaning "living the good life".

Franquez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico9291:133,6134,348
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Uruguay1801:19,0652,165
Guam1691:947140
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Venezuela351:862,97413,724
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

The alternate forms: Fránquez (8) are calculated separately.

Franquez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name orginates from Catalonia and means 'winner' or 'survivor'. There's a French expression derived from it "a la bonne franquette" meaning "living the good life".

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Franquez Last Name Facts

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

Franquez is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Fránquez. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franquez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 233,811th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 4,227,115 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Franquez reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 929 people, or 1 in 133,613. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Nayarit, where 73 percent reside, Jalisco, where 15 percent reside and Baja California, where 7 percent reside. Barring Mexico this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Uruguay, where 10 percent reside.

Franquez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Franquez last name are 44.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.56% registered to vote for the party.

Franquez earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.69% less than the national average, earning $31,632 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fránquez968/
Franque939,844/
Fraquez931/
Franquiz883,151/
Franquet882,991/
Franques88620/
Francque88159/
Franquie8816/
Franguez883/
Franquer882/
Frasquez881/
Franquíz881/
Franquec881/
Francques824/
Frannquiz821/
Frankquer820/
Franqui802,074/
Francez80821/
Frangue80163/
Franqué805/
Francue805/
Frankez803/
Franqet801/
Fraquiz801/
Franquy801/
Fraques801/
Franquoise781/
Franquis75925/
Francqui7522/
Franchez7519/
Fronquet7510/
Francoue755/
Franquès754/
Francuer753/
Franqués753/
Frangues752/
Franquyo751/
Fránquiz751/
Fraquies751/
Franguiz751/
Franceiz751/
Franquay750/
Freaques750/
Franke71110,505/
France7162,621/
Francouer7182/
Franquist7159/
Franqi712/
Franquici711/
Frasquets711/
Franquich711/
Frankwiez711/
Frances6725,260/
Francke677,258/
Francey672,037/
Franche671,627/
Frankie67835/
Frankes67191/
Frankey67140/
Frankiz6738/
Frangquist6728/
Fragues6723/
Franciz6720/
Frankee6719/
Franked6714/
Frangui6712/
Frahnke678/
Francce676/
Frankei673/
Frankui672/
Francee672/
Fraquis672/
Francea672/
Pfrance671/
Fraunce671/
Freanquist671/
Franceh671/
Franhce671/
Frankwiecz671/
Francêz671/
Frangbe671/
Freance670/
Ffrance670/

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