František Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

František Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

František Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia391:272,65335,847
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Frantisek (41) are calculated separately.

František (205,718) may also be a first name.

František Last Name Facts

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

The surname František is found most frequently in Czechia. It can also be rendered as: Frantisek. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name František? popularity and diffusion

František is the 2,372,517th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of František reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 5,072nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 205,718 people.

The last name František is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 272,653. In Czechia František is primarily found in: Vysočina Region, where 33 percent reside, Olomouc Region, where 26 percent reside and Pardubice Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Czechia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 32 percent reside and Croatia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frantisek9641/
Frantishek843/
Freantisek841/
Frantischek8021/
Frantisex781/
Frantyshek741/
Frantischik7011/
Frantiskova703/
Frantishchik676/
Frantishkova671/
Frantyshkova573/
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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 František
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