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Meaning of the nameFrancidalva

Francidalva is a Brazilian female name that joins Franci-, of Germanic origin linked to frank, 'free', and -dalva, an ending that perhaps comes from the Latin alba.

Meaning

The meaning of Francidalva 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)
5,951
Rank in Brazil
#2,427
Median age
39 years
2010 Census
6,247
people

Francidalva in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Francidalva, 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 (4,302 people).

5,932 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 Francidalva is most common

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

  1. Maranhão 0.029%
  2. Amapá 0.021%
  3. Pará 0.019%
  4. Piauí 0.014%
  5. Ceará 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Maranhão1,9510.029%
Pará1,5570.019%
Piauí4430.014%
Ceará4260.005%
São Paulo2470.001%
Goiás1870.003%
Amapá1540.021%
Amazonas1410.004%
Rio Grande do Norte1200.004%
Pernambuco1090.001%
Tocantins940.006%
Distrito Federal800.003%
Paraíba750.002%
Bahia670.001%
Mato Grosso630.002%
Rio de Janeiro580.000%
Roraima470.007%
Minas Gerais420.000%
Santa Catarina220.000%
Paraná160.000%
Rondônia160.001%

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

About the name Francidalva

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives Franc- and Franci- as elements of Germanic origin, from frank, 'free', and -dalva as an ending that perhaps comes from the Latin alba, 'white, bright'; Francidalva appears there among the examples. The meaning of the whole name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,951 people named Francidalva, with a median age of 39. Most were born in the 1980s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Franci-, -dalva) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Francidalva

What does the name Francidalva mean?

The meaning of Francidalva 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 Francidalva in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,951 people with the first name Francidalva, which ranks it number 2,427 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Francidalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,932 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Francidalva most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.029% of the state's population is named Francidalva (1,951 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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