在法国，名放在姓前面。

In France, the first name goes before the surname.

In France the first name comes before the surname.

In France the first name comes before the last name.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
2 法国 Fǎguó France
3 名 míng
  1. name
  2. noun (part of speech)
  3. place (e.g. among winners)
  4. famous
  5. classifier for people
=4 放 fàng
  1. to put
  2. to place
  3. to release
  4. to free
  5. to let go
  6. to let out
  7. to set off (fireworks)
=4 放 fǎng
  1. a surname, Fang
  2. alternative form of 仿 (“to imitate; to resemble”)
  3. to base on
  4. to reach
5 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
6 姓 xìng
  1. family name; surname
  2. to be surnamed ...
7 前面 qiánmiàn
  1. ahead
  2. in front
  3. preceding
  4. above
  5. also pr. qiánmian