Meaning of the nameFranciana

Franciana is a feminine Brazilian name formed from Franci- (from Germanic frank, 'free') and -ana, the feminine version of Franciano.

Meaning

“feminine form of Franciano; Franci- comes from Germanic frank, 'free'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário

People (2022): 1,705
Rank in Brazil: #5,721
Median age: 35 years
2010 Census: 1,757; people

Franciana in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Franciana, 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 (759 people).

1,699 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 Franciana is most common

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

Piauí 0.004%
Amazonas 0.003%
Ceará 0.003%
Maranhão 0.002%
Pará 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Ceará	227	0.003%
São Paulo	174	0.000%
Maranhão	153	0.002%
Minas Gerais	150	0.001%
Piauí	130	0.004%
Amazonas	108	0.003%
Pará	104	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	86	0.001%
Pernambuco	76	0.001%
Paraíba	56	0.001%
Bahia	49	0.000%
Goiás	47	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	41	0.001%
Espírito Santo	38	0.001%
Santa Catarina	37	0.001%
Distrito Federal	37	0.001%
Paraná	34	0.000%
Mato Grosso	20	0.001%
Alagoas	20	0.001%
Rondônia	20	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	19	0.000%
Tocantins	19	0.001%
Amapá	16	0.002%

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

About the name Franciana

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Franciana as formed from Franci + -ana, the feminine version of Franciano. For the element Franci-, the same dictionary gives a Germanic origin, frank, 'free', the same as in the names Francisco and Francisca, while -ana is a Latin suffix meaning 'originating from, belonging to'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,705 people named Franciana, with a median age of 35. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. Almost all records are of women, especially those born in the 1980s.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Franciana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning

Questions about the name Franciana

What does the name Franciana mean?

Franciana means “feminine form of Franciano; Franci- comes from Germanic frank, 'free'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Franciana in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,705 people with the first name Franciana, which ranks it number 5,721 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Franciana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,699 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Franciana?

Franciana is a name of Germanic and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Franciana most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Franciana (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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