Frantz Surname

19,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Frantz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Franz (the free); descendant of Franz, a pet form of Franciscus (free).

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Frantz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,6851:21,7242,736
France3,3231:19,9892,318
Brazil2,7581:77,6192,904
Germany1,5231:52,8606,870
South Africa1,0271:52,7536,668
Dominican Republic7011:14,8831,086
Canada2701:136,46514,092
Australia2081:129,78714,130
Sweden1931:51,0193,941
Luxembourg1501:3,870527
Austria1121:76,03111,516
Israel891:96,15311,162
Haiti691:154,8396,504
Finland651:84,5659,027
Malta541:7,968513
England481:1,160,79354,689
Argentina461:929,20559,251
India371:20,731,497300,213
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Greece281:395,70752,747
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Norway101:514,22941,629
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Denmark81:705,58939,626
China61:227,886,92811,701
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Turks and Caicos Islands31:11,443596
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3111:15,1671,949

Frantz (67,580) may also be a first name.

Frantz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Franz (the free); descendant of Franz, a pet form of Franciscus (free).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The name, Frantz, typically means 'Frankish', 'Frenchman', or 'free man'. It is an ancient German name. It originated in Rhineland, Germany.

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Frantz Last Name Facts

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

Frantz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frantz? popularity and diffusion

Frantz is the 19,777th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 263,088 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Frantz live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 14,294th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 67,580 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 16,685 people, or 1 in 21,724. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 70 countries. It is also common in France, where 12 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Frantz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frantz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frantz last name expanded 504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 343 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frantz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Frantz surname are 17.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Frantz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.01% less than the national average, earning 256,053 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.26% more than the national average, earning R 309,540 per year; in United States they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $43,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $48,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frantze9233/
Frauntz920/
Frrantz920/
Franz9186,623/
Frants835,423/
Frontz83731/
Francz83412/
Frainz839/
Franzì837/
Franzz835/
Frandz833/
Frantx832/
Frahnz831/
Fraanz831/
Frannz831/
Franzs831/
Freanz830/
Frantse779/
Frantts777/
Phrantz771/
Franczs771/
Frantce770/
Frantch770/
Frountz770/
Franc7311,212/
Fronz73313/
Franţ73215/
Franç732/
Freanedz711/
Franch675,468/
Franci674,512/
Frantsova67314/
Francs67265/
Froncz67177/
Franče67132/
Fronts6761/
Franczová6719/
Frands6712/
Frondz671/
Frainc671/
Freunz671/
Françs671/

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