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Meaning of the nameFlorência

Florência is a female name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of Florence, which comes from Latin Florentia and from florens, 'prosperous, flourishing'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Florence, from Latin Florentia, from florens: 'prosperous, flourishing'”

Source: Behind the Name: Florence

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People (2022)
1,641
Rank in Brazil
#5,884
Median age
60 years
2010 Census
1,953
people

Florência in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Florência, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (309 people).

1,634 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Florência is most common

States with the highest share of people named Florência in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  2. Maranhão 0.003%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  4. Bahia 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2150.001%
Maranhão1720.003%
Rio Grande do Sul1590.002%
Bahia1550.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul1120.004%
Minas Gerais1000.001%
Santa Catarina880.001%
Rio de Janeiro820.001%
Pará730.001%
Piauí650.002%
Ceará640.001%
Paraná550.001%
Goiás500.001%
Mato Grosso430.001%
Pernambuco310.000%
Amazonas270.001%
Distrito Federal270.001%
Roraima270.004%
Rio Grande do Norte190.001%
Tocantins180.001%
Espírito Santo160.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Florência

Florência is the Portuguese form of Florence, which Behind the Name derives from the Latin names Florentius and Florentia, both from florens, 'prosperous, flourishing'. Wiktionary records Florência as a female name equivalent to English Florence. Florêncio appears in the same Behind the Name entry as the Portuguese form of the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,641 people named Florencia, almost always women.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Florência · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  2. Behind the Name: Florence · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Florencia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Florência

What does the name Florência mean?

Florência means “feminine form of Florence, from Latin Florentia, from florens: 'prosperous, flourishing'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Florência in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,641 people with the first name Florência, which ranks it number 5,884 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Florência a boy's or a girl's name?

Florência is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,634 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Florência?

Florência is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Florência most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Florência (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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