Meaning of the nameRaifran
- Male
- Rai-fran
Raifran is a masculine name beginning with Rai-, a probable splinter of Raimundo; the Dictionary lists Raifram and Rayfran as spelling variants.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,147 people named Raifran, the 7,542nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Raifran 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)
- 1,147
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,542
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,392
- people
Raifran in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raifran, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (364 people).
0 women 1,128 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 Raifran is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raifran in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 489 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 197 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 122 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 69 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 36 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 17 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Raifran
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Raifram and Rayfran as spelling variants of Raifran, with 1960 as the first record and 1990 as the peak. Its Morfemário (morpheme guide) says Rai- is probably a splinter of Raimundo, from French Reymond, of Germanic origin Regimund ('counsel' and 'protection'). The formation of Raifran is not documented, so the meaning of the name is not known for certain. It is almost always male, and most of the people were born in the 1990s and 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,147 people named Raifran, with a median age of 26; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raifran · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rai-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Raifran
What does the name Raifran mean?
The meaning of Raifran 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 Raifran in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,147 people with the first name Raifran, which ranks it number 7,542 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Raifran a boy's or a girl's name?
Raifran is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,128 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Raifran most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.007% of the state's population is named Raifran (489 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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