Franu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Algeria

Franu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Franu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Franu (6) may also be a first name.

Franu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Franu is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Franu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Franu is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Franu are found; 33 percent are found in South Asia and 17 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 6 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is mostly found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 50 percent reside. Outside of India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frangu912,189/
Franus91609/
Franuś9142/
Franhu916/
Franou912/
Frainu911/
Franuz911/
Franau910/
Frangou83945/
Franoux83410/
Franusz8364/
Franeus832/
Franust831/
Franous831/
Franaus831/
Franutt831/
Franuss830/
Franó802/
Fragnaud77597/
Fragnoud7765/
Fraineux7739/
Frainaud7728/
Franusch7714/
Franault771/
Vranau73208/
Vranou7365/
Vreanu735/
Franoe732/
Frăngu731/
Frenau731/
Freunu731/
Fraigneux7194/
Fraignaud7193/
Frangnaud711/
Fraignaux711/
Phrainu6734/
Framhus6719/
Frohnau6713/
Fromnui671/

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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 Franu
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