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Meaning of the nameFrancildo

Francildo is a male name formed from Franc- and -ildo, the male form of Francilda, a name of Germanic origin.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,637 people named Francildo, the 5,894th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Meaning

The meaning of Francildo 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)
1,637
Rank in Brazil
#5,894
Median age
36 years
2010 Census
1,807
people

Francildo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Francildo, 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 (606 people).

0 women 1,632 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 Francildo is most common

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

  1. Maranhão 0.007%
  2. Piauí 0.004%
  3. Ceará 0.003%
  4. Pará 0.003%
  5. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Maranhão4420.007%
Ceará2490.003%
Pará2120.003%
Piauí1360.004%
São Paulo1020.000%
Pernambuco680.001%
Goiás640.001%
Amazonas620.002%
Acre540.007%
Rio Grande do Norte370.001%
Paraíba260.001%
Bahia240.000%
Tocantins230.002%
Minas Gerais210.000%
Mato Grosso190.001%
Roraima180.003%
Distrito Federal170.001%
Rondônia150.001%

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

About the name Francildo

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Francildo as formed from Franc- + -ildo and as the male form of Francilda, a name that Machado (1981) identifies as that of a saint of Germanic origin. In the same dictionary, the element Franci-/Franc- goes back to Germanic frank, "free, Frank", and -ildo to Germanic hild, "battle"; the meaning of the whole name, however, is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,637 people named Francildo, and the largest group was born in the 1980s, with 606 people. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

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

Questions about the name Francildo

What does the name Francildo mean?

The meaning of Francildo 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 Francildo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,637 people with the first name Francildo, which ranks it number 5,894 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Francildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,632 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Francildo?

Francildo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Francildo most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.007% of the state's population is named Francildo (442 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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