Throughout the world, فرانكو (Franco 
, Franko , فرانكو 
) is a widespread male first name. The first name فرانكو is characteristic of Italy, where it is a widespread male name, Uruguay, where it is a common masculine name, and Argentina, where it is quite a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Italy, Argentina, and Philippines. Likewise, فرانكو is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Franco, Franko | Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil |
| فرانكو | Sudan, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Iraq |
| Francu | Italy, Spain, United States, France, Brazil |
Cesc, Currito, Curro, Fañch, Ferenc, Fragiskos, Fran, Franc, Francesc, Francesco, Francis, Francisc, Francisco, Franciscus, Franciszek, Franck, Francus, Francés, Frank, Franklin, Franklins, Franková, Frankw, Frans, František, Frantz, Franz, Franziskus, François, Frančesko, Frañsez, Frenklins, Fränk, Menichelli, Paco, Panchito, Pancho, Paquito, Quico, Φράνσις, Φραγκίσκος, Пако, Ференц, Франк, Франка, Франклин, Франклін, Франко, Франку, Франс,
فرانكو is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Franco Fritzenwalden ; Franco Laspiga , the theatrical character in the play "Clothing the naked"; Franco Boschi , character in Un Posto al Sole; Franco , the operatic character in the opera Momo and the Time Thieves by Svitlana Azarova and Franco , the fictional character from the ABC Daytime drama General Hospital.