Fransman Surname

79,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Suriname

Fransman Surname User-submission:

Fransman is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname meaning 'the Frenchman/one from France.' It is composed of the parts 'Frans' (France) and 'man' (man). This surname is more often found in South Africa, which experienced a lot of immigration from France during the times of European settlement.

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Fransman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,0221:10,7881,349
Netherlands3871:43,6367,423
Finland1751:31,4104,159
Namibia1491:16,1702,919
Suriname771:7,1771,738
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Sweden601:164,11311,407
England271:2,063,63279,942
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Norway101:514,22941,629
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Wales41:773,63329,106
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fransman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fransman is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname meaning 'the Frenchman/one from France.' It is composed of the parts 'Frans' (France) and 'man' (man). This surname is more often found in South Africa, which experienced a lot of immigration from France during the times of European settlement.

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Fransman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fransman is most common in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fransman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 79,647th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,190,386 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Fransman live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Fransman is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 5,022 people, or 1 in 10,788. In South Africa Fransman is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 6 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found and Finland, where 3 percent are found.

Fransman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fransman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fransman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fransman last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fransman earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.2% less than the national average, earning 300,396 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.59% less than the national average, earning R 164,940 per year and in United States they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $44,855 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fransmann9411/
Franshman944/
Franschman8952/
Franzman88490/
Franxman88158/
Fronsman8891/
Francman8844/
Fransmon881/
Franxmann824/
Franchman820/
Franzmam758/
Froncman751/
Framzmann711/

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