Franswa Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Franswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 77 | 1:205,843 | 13,311 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fransway | 93 | 176 | / |
| Franswah | 93 | 103 | / |
| Franswaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Franswaha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fransua | 86 | 413 | / |
| Franzwa | 86 | 386 | / |
| Franswy | 86 | 4 | / |
| Fransva | 86 | 4 | / |
| Francway | 80 | 49 | / |
| Franzway | 80 | 19 | / |
| Fransvea | 80 | 18 | / |
| Franshua | 80 | 9 | / |
| Fransuas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fronsway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Franzua | 71 | 229 | / |
| Francva | 71 | 31 | / |
| Fransue | 71 | 10 | / |
| Françua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fransui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Franssue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fransued | 67 | 1 | / |
| Franzhva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fransuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Franzuay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phransuea | 63 | 49 | / |
| Francvo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Franzue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Franzui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Franzuez | 53 | 1 | / |
| Franzuer | 53 | 0 | / |
| Phromswat | 50 | 1 | / |
Franswa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Franswa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻓﺮﺍﻧﺴﻮﺍ | afranswa | - |
| Franswa in the Marathi language | ||
| ांसवा | ansava | - |
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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
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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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