Meaning of the nameFrancivan
- Male
- Fran-ci-van
Francivan is a Brazilian masculine name that, by its form, joins Franci-, linked to Germanic frank ('free'), to the ending -van, of doubtful origin according to the Morfemário.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,195 people named Francivan, the 7,342nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 33, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Francivan 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)
- 1,195
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,342
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,243
- people
Francivan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Francivan, 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 (384 people).
0 women 1,181 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 Francivan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Francivan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Piauí 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Ceará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 263 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 129 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 127 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 123 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 103 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 98 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 72 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Francivan
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Franc-/Franci- as an element of Germanic origin linked to frank, 'free', and -van as a formative of doubtful origin, perhaps a hypocoristic of -vando or taken from Ivan. The meaning of the whole name is not documented. People born in the 1980s form the largest group. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,195 people named Francivan, with a median age of 33. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Francivan
What does the name Francivan mean?
The meaning of Francivan 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 Francivan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,195 people with the first name Francivan, which ranks it number 7,342 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Francivan a boy's or a girl's name?
Francivan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,181 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Francivan most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Francivan (263 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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