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 surname Frans (Hindi: फ्रान्स, Marathi: ान्स, Russian: Франс) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frans? popularity and diffusion

Frans is the 21,806th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 292,309 people. The surname Frans is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Frans reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Frans is also the 4,776th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 219,081 people.

The last name Frans is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 8,458 people, or 1 in 6,405. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 51 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Frans is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Frans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Frans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Frans surname rose 621 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon and Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Frans surname are 21.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.14% being registered to vote for the political 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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