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Meaning of the nameFrancilane

Francilane is a feminine name formed from Franci-, of Germanic origin, and -lane, of uncertain origin, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

Meaning

The meaning of Francilane 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)
1,199
Rank in Brazil
#7,320
Median age
31 years
2010 Census
1,233
people

Francilane in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Francilane, 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 (367 people).

1,166 women 33 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 Francilane is most common

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

  1. Amazonas 0.007%
  2. Piauí 0.004%
  3. Maranhão 0.002%
  4. Ceará 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Amazonas2930.007%
Ceará1490.002%
Maranhão1460.002%
Piauí1140.004%
Pará850.001%
Rio de Janeiro750.001%
São Paulo630.000%
Minas Gerais470.000%
Bahia270.000%
Pernambuco240.000%
Goiás230.000%
Alagoas210.001%
Paraíba190.001%
Roraima170.003%

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

About the name Francilane

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Franci- as of Germanic origin, from frank, 'Frank', and -lane as of uncertain origin: perhaps from the English name Lanie, perhaps from French -ane with a linking l. The meaning of Francilane as a whole is not known for certain. It is almost always used for girls and women, and most of the people recorded were born between 1980 and 1999. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,199 people named Francilane. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Francilane

What does the name Francilane mean?

The meaning of Francilane 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 Francilane in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,199 people with the first name Francilane, which ranks it number 7,320 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Francilane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,166 women and 33 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Francilane most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Francilane (293 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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