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Meaning of the nameAlecsander

Alecsander is a masculine name of Greek origin, a spelling of Alexander with cs in place of x, meaning 'defender of men'.

Meaning

“defender of men”

Source: Behind the Name: Alexander

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People (2022)
1,058
Rank in Brazil
#7,971
Median age
25 years
2010 Census
1,193
people

Alecsander in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alecsander, 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 (378 people).

0 women 1,047 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 Alecsander is most common

States with the highest share of people named Alecsander in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  2. São Paulo 0.001%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3270.001%
Rio de Janeiro1360.001%
Minas Gerais1010.001%
Rio Grande do Sul800.001%
Paraná670.001%
Pará620.001%
Santa Catarina350.001%
Amazonas350.001%
Goiás290.000%
Espírito Santo210.001%
Mato Grosso210.001%
Amapá180.003%
Pernambuco170.000%
Paraíba150.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Alecsander

Wiktionary records Alecsander as a Welsh form of Alexander, a name that comes from Latin and from the Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Behind the Name explains Alexander as 'defending men', from ἀλέξω (alexo), 'to defend', and ἀνήρ (aner), 'man'. The spelling used in Brazil replaces the x with cs. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,058 people named Alecsander, with a median age of 25. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Alecsander (Welsh) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Alexander · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Alecsander

What does the name Alecsander mean?

Alecsander means “defender of men”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Alecsander in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,058 people with the first name Alecsander, which ranks it number 7,971 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Alecsander a boy's or a girl's name?

Alecsander is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,047 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Alecsander?

Alecsander is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Alecsander most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Alecsander (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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