Meaning of the nameFranciane
- Female
- Fran-ci-a-ne
Franciane is a Brazilian female name formed from Franci-, from the Germanic frank, 'frank', and the ending -iane, perhaps taken from names such as Cristiane.
Meaning
The meaning of Franciane 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)
- 18,724
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,112
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 19,481
- people
Franciane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Franciane, 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 (7,098 people).
18,617 women 107 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 Franciane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Franciane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 2,274 | 0.034% |
| São Paulo | 2,065 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 1,995 | 0.025% |
| Amazonas | 1,626 | 0.041% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,521 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,414 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 1,352 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,080 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 747 | 0.023% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 629 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 552 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 526 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 505 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 378 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 365 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 231 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 200 | 0.027% |
| Rondônia | 192 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 186 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 161 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 132 | 0.021% |
| Distrito Federal | 122 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 120 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 109 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 94 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 79 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 69 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Franciane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Franciane among the Brazilian names formed with Franci-, an element of Germanic origin linked to frank, 'frank', the same as in Francisco and Francisca. The same morfemário includes it among the examples of the ending -iane, perhaps extracted from names such as Cristiane, and explains that this ending arises because many names in -ane, from the French -anne, have an -i- before it. The meaning of the whole name is uncertain. Franciane is almost always female and most frequent among people born in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,724 people named Franciane, with a median age of 32; proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Franci-, -iane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Franciane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Franciane
What does the name Franciane mean?
The meaning of Franciane 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 Franciane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,724 people with the first name Franciane, which ranks it number 1,112 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Franciane a boy's or a girl's name?
Franciane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 18,617 women and 107 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Franciane most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.041% of the state's population is named Franciane (1,626 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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