Franton Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Franton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Franton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England71:7,959,723202,100
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Franton (148) may also be a first name.

Franton Last Name Facts

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

Franton (Russian: Франтон) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Franton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 857,026th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Franton is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Franton live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 757,758th most common first name in the world It is held by 148 people.

Franton is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Excluding Ghana it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Franton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Franton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 157 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Franton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Franton last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Franton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Franton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Franton in the Russian language
Франтонfranton-

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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 Franton
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