San Francisco Surname

258,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

San Francisco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Francisco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile5351:32,9281,739
Philippines4031:251,21137,527
Spain2971:157,41411,482
Mexico1091:1,138,77314,108
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
France51:13,284,544357,392
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

San Francisco (66) may also be a first name.

San Francisco Last Name Facts

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

The surname San Francisco is found most in Chile. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name San Francisco? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 258,780th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,794,438 people. The last name San Francisco is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of San Francisco live; 39 percent live in South America and 39 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. San Francisco is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 66 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Chile, where it is borne by 535 people, or 1 in 32,928. In Chile it is most prevalent in: Coquimbo Region, where 55 percent live, Antofagasta Region, where 20 percent live and Atacama Region, where 11 percent live. Apart from Chile this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent live and Spain, where 20 percent live.

San Francisco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of San Francisco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the San Francisco surname expanded 3,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanfrancisco96192/
San Franciso962/
San-Francisco92277/
San Francesco929/
Zan Francisco921/
Sena Francisco899/
Sene Francisco891/
Sanfrancesco88323/
Sanfransisco882/
San Fransiska771/

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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
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  • 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 San Francisco
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