Meaning of the nameFranciele
- Female
- Latin origin
- Germanic origin
- Fran-ci-e-le
Franciele is a Brazilian feminine name, an elaborated form of Francisca, which comes from the Late Latin Franciscus, 'Frenchman', with the ending -ele.
Meaning
“elaborated form of Francisca, feminine of Franciscus, 'Frenchman'”
Source: Behind the Name: Franciele · Behind the Name: Francisca · Behind the Name: Francis
- People (2022)
- 108,677
- Rank in Brazil
- #303
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 112,465
- people
Franciele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Franciele, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (52,336 people).
108,102 women 575 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 Franciele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Franciele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.138%
- Paraná 0.132%
- Santa Catarina 0.115%
- Rondônia 0.085%
- Sergipe 0.074%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 19,004 | 0.043% |
| Paraná | 15,104 | 0.132% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15,000 | 0.138% |
| Minas Gerais | 11,686 | 0.057% |
| Santa Catarina | 8,771 | 0.115% |
| Bahia | 6,755 | 0.048% |
| Goiás | 3,312 | 0.047% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,017 | 0.019% |
| Maranhão | 2,952 | 0.044% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,670 | 0.073% |
| Pará | 2,644 | 0.033% |
| Pernambuco | 2,557 | 0.028% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,940 | 0.051% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,841 | 0.067% |
| Sergipe | 1,636 | 0.074% |
| Alagoas | 1,520 | 0.049% |
| Amazonas | 1,408 | 0.036% |
| Rondônia | 1,336 | 0.085% |
| Piauí | 1,257 | 0.038% |
| Ceará | 1,155 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 792 | 0.020% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 760 | 0.023% |
| Distrito Federal | 521 | 0.019% |
| Tocantins | 365 | 0.024% |
| Acre | 278 | 0.034% |
| Roraima | 209 | 0.033% |
| Amapá | 187 | 0.026% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Franciele
Behind the Name lists Franciele as an elaborated form of Francisca, the feminine of Franciscus, a Late Latin name meaning 'Frenchman' that ultimately goes back to the Franks. The morpheme list (Morfemário) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links the element Franci- to the Germanic frank, 'Frank', and cites Franciele among the names with the ending -ele, from the French -elle, which comes from the Italian diminutive -ella. Almost always feminine, the name gained strength in the 1980s and was most often given to people born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 108,677 people named Franciele, with a median age of 28; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with the simple ending -ele.
Other spellings of Franciele
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Franciele | 108,677 |
| Francielle | 11,460 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Franciele · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Francisca · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Francis · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Franciele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Franciele
What does the name Franciele mean?
Franciele means “elaborated form of Francisca, feminine of Franciscus, 'Frenchman'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Franciele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 108,677 people with the first name Franciele, which ranks it number 303 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Franciele a boy's or a girl's name?
Franciele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 108,102 women and 575 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Franciele?
Franciele is a name of Latin and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Franciele most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.138% of the state's population is named Franciele (15,000 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Franciele?
Francielle. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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