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Meaning of the nameFranca

Franca is a name of Italian origin, the feminine form of Franco, and also the name of a municipality in São Paulo state.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,163 people named Franca, the 7,471st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Meaning

The meaning of Franca is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,163
Rank in Brazil
#7,471
Median age
47 years
2010 Census
1,845
people

Franca in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Franca, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (237 people).

773 women 390 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 Franca is most common

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

  1. Maranhão 0.002%
  2. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1810.000%
Maranhão1500.002%
Pará920.001%
Ceará890.001%
Rio de Janeiro710.000%
Bahia700.001%
Amazonas600.002%
Minas Gerais560.000%
Goiás470.001%
Piauí430.001%
Pernambuco330.000%
Espírito Santo260.001%
Distrito Federal250.001%
Rio Grande do Norte240.001%
Paraná220.000%
Santa Catarina220.000%
Rio Grande do Sul200.000%
Mato Grosso190.001%
Paraíba180.001%
Roraima180.003%
Tocantins150.001%
Acre150.002%

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

About the name Franca

Wiktionary describes Franca as a feminine form of the Italian name Franco, which it presents as equivalent to the English Frank. Behind the Name describes it as a contracted form of Francesca, linked to the place name Francia, without giving a meaning of its own. The meaning of the name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,163 people named Franca, with a median age of 47. In Portuguese, Franca is also the name of a municipality in São Paulo.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Franca · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Franco · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Franca · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Franca

What does the name Franca mean?

The meaning of Franca is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Franca in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,163 people with the first name Franca, which ranks it number 7,471 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Franca is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 773 women and 390 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Franca?

Franca is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Franca most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Franca (150 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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