Fransen Surname

44,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Fransen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fransen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,3771:3,141257
United States2,4591:147,40115,211
Belgium2,4101:4,770538
Canada3051:120,80512,696
Denmark2971:19,0061,885
Germany2341:344,04033,598
Australia1581:170,85917,509
New Zealand1541:29,4055,152
France601:1,107,045119,335
England431:1,295,76958,667
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway141:367,30634,015
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

The alternate forms: Fransén (522) & Fransèn (2) are calculated separately.

Fransen (65) may also be a first name.

Fransen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fransen (Russian: Франсен) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Fransén or Fransèn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fransen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,575th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 625,272 people. The surname Fransen is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Fransen live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Fransen is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 65 people.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,377 people, or 1 in 3,141. In The Netherlands Fransen is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 26 percent live, South Holland, where 21 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Belgium, where 21 percent live.

Fransen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fransen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fransen last name expanded 1,921 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fransen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fransen last name are 17.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fransen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.97% less than the national average, earning 256,193 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.45% less than the national average, earning R 181,920 per year; in United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $56,288 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Fransen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fransen in the Russian language
Франсенfransen-

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Footnotes

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