Family name フランシア (Francia 
, フランシア 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The last name フランシア is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Uruguay, where it is quite a common surname, Peru, and El Salvador (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Philippines, Peru, and Italy. More prevalently, フランシア is the forename as well as the last name.