Meaning of the nameAlencar
- Male
- A-len-car
Alencar is a Brazilian male name that is also a surname; its origin as a given name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Alencar 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)
- 5,868
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,449
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,903
- people
Alencar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alencar, 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 (1,359 people).
27 women 5,841 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 Alencar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alencar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.010%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- Goiás 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,134 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,076 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 966 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 506 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 408 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 345 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 332 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 194 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 155 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 114 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 105 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 56 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 37 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| 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 Alencar
Wiktionary lists Alencar as a male name and as a surname in Portuguese. The origin of its use as a given name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,868 people named Alencar, most of them born before 2000; the decade with the most records is the 1980s, with 1,359 people. It is almost always a male name. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Alencar · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Wikcionário: Alencar · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Alencar
What does the name Alencar mean?
The meaning of Alencar 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 Alencar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,868 people with the first name Alencar, which ranks it number 2,449 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Alencar a boy's or a girl's name?
Alencar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 27 women and 5,841 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alencar most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.010% of the state's population is named Alencar (1,076 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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