Franswa Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Franswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Franswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia771:205,84313,311
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Franswa (426) may also be a first name.

Franswa Last Name Facts

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

Franswa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺮﺍﻧﺴﻮﺍ, Marathi: ांसवा) is found most frequently in Zambia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franswa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Franswa is the 1,305,105th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Franswa are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 416,125th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 426 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 205,843. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 92 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 5 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside.

Franswa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Franswa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Franswa last name declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fransway93176/
Franswah93103/
Franswaa931/
Franswaha881/
Fransua86413/
Franzwa86386/
Franswy864/
Fransva864/
Francway8049/
Franzway8019/
Fransvea8018/
Franshua809/
Fransuas801/
Fronsway800/
Franzua71229/
Francva7131/
Fransue7110/
Françua711/
Fransui711/
Franssue671/
Fransued671/
Franzhva671/
Fransuer670/
Franzuay670/
Phransuea6349/
Francvo571/
Franzue571/
Franzui571/
Franzuez531/
Franzuer530/
Phromswat501/

Franswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Franswa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺮﺍﻧﺴﻮﺍafranswa-
Franswa in the Marathi language
ांसवाansava-

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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
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  • 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 Franswa
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