Around the world, Ferenc (Ferenc 
, Ференц 
, פרנץ 
) is a common masculine first name. The forename Ferenc is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, where it is quite a common male name, Romania, and Slovakia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Hungary, Romania, and Germany. Likewise, Ferenc is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Ferenc | Germany, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia |
| Ференц | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Serbia, Ukraine |
| פרנץ | Israel |
| Фэрэнц | Russia |
Cesc, Currito, Curro, Deak, Fañch, Ferenci, Ferencz, Ferenczi, Ferenczy, Ferens, Ferentzy, Ferenț, Fragiskos, Fran, Franc, Francesc, Francesco, Francis, Francisc, Francisco, Franciscus, Franciszek, Franck, Franco, Franjo, Frank, Franklin, Franklins, Franko, Franková, Frans, František, Frantz, Franz, Franziskus, François, Frančesko, Frañsez, Frenklins, Fränk, Férenc, I, Paco, Panchito, Pancho, Paquito, Puskas, Quico, Sales, Φράνσις,
Ferenc is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Vágási Ferenc , the fictional character, Szomszédok; Franz Leitmayr , character in Tatort; Franz Oberhauser , the character of Spectre; Franz Sanchez , character in Licence to Kill and Meister Eder , character in Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl, and in many other works.
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ferenc ujlaky HR (b. 1485) |
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csaholy ferenc Roman Catholic bishop, HU (b. 1496) |
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batthyány ferenc ban of Croatia (1497-1566), HU (b. 1497) |
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zay ferenc Hungarian diplomat and historian, HU (b. 1498) |
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| balassa ferenc HU (b. 1450) |
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| ferenc várady Bishop of Alba Iulia (b. 1474) |
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forgách ferenc Hungarian bishop, HU (b. 1530) |
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ferenc esterházy Hungarian noble (1533–1604), SK (b. 1533) |
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| perényi ferenc bishop of Várad, HU (b. 1500) |
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ferenc nádasdy Hungarian noble, HU (b. 1555) |
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| ferenc kendi Voivode of Transylvania, RO (b. 1505) |
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| czeglédi ferenc HU (b. 1501) |
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forgách ferenc Roman Catholic archbishop of Esztergom, HU (b. 1566) |
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ferenc wathay soldier, poet, painter (1568-1609) (b. 1568) |
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| baron ferenc török de enying Hungarian noble, Castellan of Dunántúl and Pápa (b. 1535) |
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