Where Does The Last Name Franz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Franz (Arabic: فرانز, Russian: Франз) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Franz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Franz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 6,525^th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 84,129 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Franz live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. Franz is also the 1,203^rd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 782,688 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 55,520 people, or 1 in 1,450. In Germany Franz is most common in: Bavaria, where 19 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 106 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.

Franz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Franz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Franz surname rose 897 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 989 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Franz Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Franz surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Franz surname are 17.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Franz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning €30,546 per year; in Norway they earn 16.22% less than the national average, earning 289,961 kr per year; in Peru they earn 102.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,204 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning R 288,852 per year; in Colombia they earn 45.38% less than the national average, earning $12,400,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning $46,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.1% less than the national average, earning $49,634 CAD per year.