Meaning of the nameFrancinete
- Female
- Fran-ci-ne-te
Francinete is a Brazilian feminine name that combines the element Franci-, from Germanic frank, 'frank', with the diminutive suffix -ete, from French -ette.
Meaning
The meaning of Francinete 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)
- 21,481
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,018
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 23,334
- people
Francinete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Francinete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (6,173 people).
21,213 women 268 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 Francinete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Francinete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.056%
- Piauí 0.055%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.052%
- Amapá 0.040%
- Amazonas 0.036%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 3,805 | 0.056% |
| Pará | 2,850 | 0.035% |
| Piauí | 1,795 | 0.055% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,715 | 0.052% |
| São Paulo | 1,633 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 1,554 | 0.018% |
| Amazonas | 1,422 | 0.036% |
| Paraíba | 1,317 | 0.033% |
| Pernambuco | 734 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 702 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 627 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 537 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 514 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 316 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 296 | 0.040% |
| Tocantins | 288 | 0.019% |
| Acre | 267 | 0.032% |
| Mato Grosso | 243 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 239 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 199 | 0.031% |
| Paraná | 122 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 98 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 26 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Francinete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites Francinete among the Brazilian names formed with Franc-/Franci-, of Germanic origin frank, 'frank', the same element as in Francisca and Francisco. The work also cites it among the names with the suffix -ete, from French -ette and, earlier, Latin -eta, a diminutive found in Claudete and Ivonete. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,481 people named Francinete, with a median age of 47. The name is almost always female, the largest number were born in the 1970s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: morfemário (Franc-, -ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Francinete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Francinete
What does the name Francinete mean?
The meaning of Francinete 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 Francinete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,481 people with the first name Francinete, which ranks it number 1,018 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Francinete a boy's or a girl's name?
Francinete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 21,213 women and 268 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Francinete most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.056% of the state's population is named Francinete (3,805 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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