Worldwide, Franca (Franca 
, Франка 
, Франца ) is a widespread female first name. The first name Franca is characteristic of Italy, where it is a common feminine name, Nigeria, where it is quite a common female name, and Croatia, where it is quite a rare female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Italy, Nigeria, and the United States. More prevalently, Franca is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Franca | Portugal, Brazil, Italy, Nigeria, United States |
| Франка | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Франца | Russia, Ukraine |
Franca is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Franca Cataldo , character in About Face.
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franca da vitalta Italian saint, IT (b. 1170) |
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| franca busulini author (1801-2000) (b. 1801) |
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franca florio Italian noblewoman, socialite and a prominent protagonist of the Belle Époque died 1950, IT (b. 1873) |
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franca dominici Italian actress and voice actress (1907-1999), IT (b. 1907) |
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franca boni Argentinian actress, IT (b. 1910) |
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franca helg Italian architect (1920-1989), IT (b. 1920) |
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franca pilla wife of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, IT (b. 1920) |
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franca valeri Italian actress (1920-2020), IT (b. 1920) |
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franca buffoni italian biologist (1925-2012), FR (b. 1925) |
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franca maresa Italian actress, IT (b. 1925) |
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franca falcucci Italian politician and teacher, IT (b. 1926) |
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franca marzi actress, IT (b. 1926) |
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franca nuti Italian actress, IT (b. 1929) |
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franca maj Italian actress, IT (b. 1929) |
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franca rame Italian theatre actress and playwright (1929-2013), IT (b. 1929) |
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