Frans Surname

21,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Frans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,4581:6,405821
Namibia6,0331:39935
Indonesia3,6161:36,5734,256
Belgium1,6381:7,019937
Netherlands1,5251:11,0741,530
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
United States1,0121:358,16131,966
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Russia1941:742,90262,269
Iraq1261:277,9505,710
Aruba1021:1,014137
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Tanzania541:980,40045,201
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Sweden471:209,50514,512
India451:17,045,897267,282
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Greece361:307,77244,531
Australia351:771,30649,759
France351:1,897,792163,564
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
England321:1,741,18971,393
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Lesotho281:72,5919,509
Curaçao281:5,616151
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Finland121:458,05828,977
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malta11:430,2723,380
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Frans (219,081) may also be a first name.

Frans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frans (Hindi: फ्रान्स, Marathi: ान्स, Russian: Франс) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frans? popularity and diffusion

The last name Frans is the 21,806th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 292,309 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Frans reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,776th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 219,081 people.

The surname Frans is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 8,458 people, or 1 in 6,405. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 51 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Other than South Africa Frans exists in 79 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Frans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Frans last name grew 621 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Frans surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon and Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Frans last name are 21.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Frans earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.51% less than the national average, earning R 165,132 per year; in United States they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $47,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.55% more than the national average, earning $54,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Franse912,502/
Fransz91559/
Franss9146/
Frains9125/
Fraans919/
Fransø918/
Fransh917/
Frauns916/
Franns912/
Freans911/
Franst911/
Pfrans911/
Fransch83475/
Frasins8382/
Framnæs8315/
Frannse835/
Franstt832/
Fransse831/
Franshe831/
Frasens831/
Freahns830/
Franz8086,623/
Franx80219/
Frons80135/
Frams804/
Franç802/
Fransche7714/
Fransova775/
Fransová773/
Fransowa772/
Frasinse771/
Frannsce770/
France7362,621/
Franze735,953/
Franch735,468/
Franje73247/
Frohns7382/
Framsh7350/
Framås7324/
Framst7323/
Phrans7315/
Frainz739/
Franzì737/
Fronse733/
Freins732/
Vransø732/
Françe732/
Franzt732/
Fraanz731/
Framss731/
Frahnz731/
Frannz731/
Fratnz731/
Fronst731/
Freanz730/
Freams730/
Fhrons730/
Frayssens711/
Franche671,627/
Fraanje67388/
Francht6711/
Frosins678/
Frantje673/
Fronsch672/
Frąs671/
Frasnce671/
Freanch671/
Franz'e671/
Fraunce671/
Pfrance671/
Freance670/
Ffrance670/
Franzhe670/

Frans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frans in the Hindi language
फ्रान्सphransa-
Frans in the Marathi language
ान्सansa94.74
नोराान्सnoraansa5.26
Frans in the Russian language
Франсfrans-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Frans
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