Franssens Surname

301,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Franssens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Franssens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium9971:11,5311,701
Netherlands2041:82,78013,829
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England41:13,929,515290,718
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Franssens (13) may also be a first name.

Franssens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Franssens occurs most in Belgium. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Franssens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 301,076th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,774,601 people. The surname Franssens is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Franssens are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Franssens is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name globally, held by 13 people.

The surname Franssens is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 997 people, or 1 in 11,531. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent live, Walloon Region, where 6 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Belgium this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Franssens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Franssens earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning $52,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fransens94272/
Franseens892/
Fransins8215/
Francens821/
Francins716/
Fronsins711/
Fransince673/
Francence673/
Frannsins672/
Francince563/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Franssens
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