Meaning of the nameFrancineia
- Female
- Fran-ci-nei-a
Francineia is a Brazilian female name formed from Franci- and -neia, recorded mostly for women born between the 1970s and the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,753 people named Francineia, the 5,599th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Francineia 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)
- 1,753
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,599
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,747
- people
Francineia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Francineia, 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 (714 people).
1,744 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 Francineia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Francineia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 375 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 357 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 177 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 116 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 111 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 72 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 68 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 63 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 49 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 47 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 30 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 27 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Francineia
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Francineia as Franci- + -neia. The Morfemário describes Franci- as Germanic in origin, from frank, 'Frank', and -néia as perhaps a fragment of Dulcinéia, or a feminine form linked to -Ney. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. It is almost always a female name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,753 people named Francineia. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Francineia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Francineia
What does the name Francineia mean?
The meaning of Francineia 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 Francineia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,753 people with the first name Francineia, which ranks it number 5,599 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Francineia a boy's or a girl's name?
Francineia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,744 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Francineia most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.010% of the state's population is named Francineia (375 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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