França Surname
Approximately 32,044 people bear this surname
França Surname User-submission:
França means France in Portuguese.
França Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 12,002 | 1:17,837 | 886 |
| Mozambique | 7,416 | 1:3,676 | 846 |
| Angola | 4,930 | 1:5,474 | 762 |
| Portugal | 4,850 | 1:2,148 | 311 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Italy | 520 | 1:117,609 | 19,448 |
| France | 438 | 1:151,650 | 23,523 |
| United States | 343 | 1:1,056,732 | 77,214 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Canada | 93 | 1:396,189 | 35,081 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Cape Verde | 20 | 1:26,482 | 1,011 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 1:127,913 | 4,949 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Franca (189,783) are calculated separately.
França (460) may also be a first name.
França Surname Meaning
França Demographics
Average Male França Height
172.51 cm
Average Female França Height
160.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
França Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name França Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname França (Arabic: فرانسا) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Franca. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name França? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,294th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 227,423 people. The surname França is primarily found in Africa, where 42 percent of França are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 397,789th most frequent first name internationally, held by 460 people.
França is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 12,002 people, or 1 in 17,837. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 33 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 16 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent reside. Besides Brazil França occurs in 89 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 23 percent reside and Angola, where 15 percent reside.
França Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of França has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the França surname increased 17,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
França Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| França in the Arabic language | ||
| فرانسا | fransa | - |
| فرانكا | franka | - |
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Footnotes
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