Franssen Surname

52,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Franssen Surname User-submission:

Franssen is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning 'son of Frans'.

Franssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,0531:3,342293
Belgium2,5851:4,447501
United States7511:482,63540,833
Australia4671:57,8077,036
Germany2991:269,24928,591
Canada2121:173,80017,393
France1031:644,88183,663
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Norway211:244,87126,357
England201:2,785,90397,972
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Franssén (54) are calculated separately.

Franssen (11) may also be a first name.

Franssen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Franssen is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning 'son of Frans'.

- colinl

Franssen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Franssen (Russian: Франссен) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Franssén. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Franssen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,694th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 751,139 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Franssen live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 11 people.

The surname Franssen is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 5,053 people, or 1 in 3,342. In The Netherlands Franssen is mostly found in: Limburg, where 53 percent reside, North Brabant, where 17 percent reside and Gelderland, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Franssen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Franssen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Franssen surname expanded 6,258 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Franssen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Franssen surname are 15.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Franssen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 52.76% more than the national average, earning 528,657 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.7% more than the national average, earning $55,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Franssen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Franssen in the Russian language
Франссенfranssen-

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