Meaning of the nameFrancilina
- Female
- Fran-ci-li-na
Francilina is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin that recalls the element Franci- of Francisca and Francisco, and ends in -ina.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 796 people named Francilina, the 9,710th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 66, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Francilina 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)
- 796
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,710
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,377
- people
Francilina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Francilina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (174 people).
792 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 Francilina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Francilina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 121 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 102 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 70 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 69 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 64 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 41 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 40 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 16 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Francilina
The origin of Francilina is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups under Franc-, Franci- and Francis- names such as Francisca, Francisco and Francelina, linked to Germanic frank ('free; Frank'), and describes -ina as a feminine formative that comes from the Latin diminutive suffix -ina. The name is almost always female and appears among people born from before 1940 through the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 796 people named Francilina, with a median age of 66. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Franc-, Franci-, Francis-; -ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Francelina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Francilina
What does the name Francilina mean?
The meaning of Francilina 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 Francilina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 796 people with the first name Francilina, which ranks it number 9,710 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Francilina a boy's or a girl's name?
Francilina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 792 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Francilina most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.003% of the state's population is named Francilina (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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