Meaning of the nameFrancica
- Female
- Fran-ci-ca
Francica is a female name of uncertain origin, similar to Francisca and recorded mostly among people born from 1940 to 1989.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,608 people named Francica, the 5,971st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Francica 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)
- 1,608
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,971
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,559
- people
Francica in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Francica, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (298 people).
1,594 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 Francica is most common
States with the highest share of people named Francica in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Piauí 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 567 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 151 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 142 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 140 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 124 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 53 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 28 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Francica
The origin of the spelling Francica is uncertain. It recalls Francisca, which Wiktionary derives from Latin Francisca, formed from Francia, the land of the Franks, with the suffix -isca, but Francica does not appear as a variant of that name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,608 people named Francica, with a median age of 50; almost all are female. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Francisca · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Francica
What does the name Francica mean?
The meaning of Francica 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 Francica in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,608 people with the first name Francica, which ranks it number 5,971 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Francica a boy's or a girl's name?
Francica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,594 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Francica most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Francica (567 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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