Meaning of the nameFranceli
- Female
- Fran-ce-li
Franceli is a Brazilian feminine name of modern formation, combining the beginning Franc-, linked to Germanic frank, and the ending -eli.
Meaning
The meaning of Franceli is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,216
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,238
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,520
- people
Franceli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Franceli, 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 (496 people).
1,115 women 101 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 Franceli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Franceli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 264 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 175 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 97 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 94 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 65 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 56 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 52 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 52 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Franceli
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil relates the beginning Franc- to Germanic frank, 'free, frank', and cites names such as Francisca, Francelia and Francelina. The ending -eli appears in the Morfemário together with -ele, -ely and -elle, which come from French -elle. The exact origin of Franceli is uncertain. Almost always female, the name is recorded mostly by people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,216 people named Franceli, with a median age of 38.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Franceli
What does the name Franceli mean?
The meaning of Franceli is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Franceli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,216 people with the first name Franceli, which ranks it number 7,238 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Franceli a boy's or a girl's name?
Franceli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,115 women and 101 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Franceli most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Franceli (175 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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