François Surname
Approximately 24,236 people bear this surname
François Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'Frenchman' or 'inhabitant of France', from Old French françois, from Latin francēnsis.
François Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 10,784 | 1:1,260 | 233 |
| Belgium | 5,981 | 1:1,922 | 125 |
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| Haiti | 2,353 | 1:4,541 | 576 |
| France | 1,439 | 1:46,159 | 5,923 |
| Benin | 237 | 1:43,610 | 5,585 |
| Cameroon | 212 | 1:97,967 | 11,620 |
| Switzerland | 127 | 1:64,669 | 7,915 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Seychelles | 76 | 1:1,216 | 285 |
| Luxembourg | 54 | 1:10,751 | 1,842 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Mauritania | 38 | 1:107,760 | 6,553 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Mauritius | 14 | 1:92,387 | 7,930 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Francoís (1) are calculated separately.
François (181,405) may also be a first name.
François Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'Frenchman' or 'inhabitant of France', from Old French françois, from Latin francēnsis.
- yamozerFrançois Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name François Come From? nationality or country of origin
François is more frequently found in Chad than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Francoís. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name François? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 22,409th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 300,691 people. François is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of François reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Chadic Africa. François is also the 5,787th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 181,405 people.
The surname is most common in Chad, where it is borne by 10,784 people, or 1 in 1,260. Other than Chad it exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 25 percent live and Rwanda, where 10 percent live.
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