Meaning of the nameFrancielma
- Female
- Fran-ci-el-ma
Francielma is a Brazilian female name combining Franci- (Germanic, 'Frank') and -elma (from -elmo, 'helmet, protection'); the meaning of the whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,323 people named Francielma, the 6,860th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Francielma 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)
- 1,323
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,860
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,452
- people
Francielma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Francielma, 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 (472 people).
1,320 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 Francielma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Francielma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 321 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 178 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 144 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 95 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 82 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 64 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 61 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 45 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 17 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Francielma
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Franci- as an element of Germanic origin, from frank-, 'Frank', and -elma as the feminine form of the masculine formative -elmo, also Germanic, linked to modern German Helm, 'helmet, protection'. Among Brazilian names with the same ending, the morpheme list gives Joselma, Rosielma and Jucielma. The meaning of Francielma as a whole is not known for certain. It is almost always a female name, with most of the people born between the 1980s and the 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,323 people named Francielma, with a median age of 30; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Francielma
What does the name Francielma mean?
The meaning of Francielma 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 Francielma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,323 people with the first name Francielma, which ranks it number 6,860 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Francielma a boy's or a girl's name?
Francielma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,320 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Francielma most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Francielma (321 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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