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

The surname Franswa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺮﺍﻧﺴﻮﺍ, Marathi: ांसवा) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franswa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,305,105th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Franswa reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 416,125th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 426 people.

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

Franswa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Franswa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Franswa surname 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Franswa
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