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Meaning of the nameAmâncio

Amâncio is a male name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of Amantius, an ancient Roman name meaning 'loving'.

Meaning

“Portuguese form of Amantius, 'loving'”

Source: Behind the Name: Amantius

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People (2022)
2,128
Rank in Brazil
#4,902
Median age
62 years
2010 Census
2,978
people

Amâncio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Amâncio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (484 people).

0 women 2,117 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 Amâncio is most common

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

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  2. Ceará 0.001%
  3. Bahia 0.001%
  4. Pernambuco 0.001%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3750.001%
Minas Gerais1890.001%
Bahia1560.001%
Rio de Janeiro1550.001%
Ceará1020.001%
Pernambuco1000.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul1000.004%
Paraná910.001%
Rio Grande do Sul870.001%
Pará840.001%
Goiás770.001%
Piauí770.002%
Mato Grosso670.002%
Maranhão660.001%
Amazonas660.002%
Paraíba550.001%
Santa Catarina530.001%
Espírito Santo440.001%
Distrito Federal370.001%
Rio Grande do Norte350.001%
Tocantins240.002%
Acre210.003%
Alagoas180.001%
Rondônia170.001%

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

About the name Amâncio

According to Behind the Name, Amâncio is the Portuguese form of the Roman name Amantius, which means 'loving' in Latin; the Spanish form is Amancio. The meaning is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,128 people named Amâncio, with a median age of 62.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Amantius · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Amancio · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Amancio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Amâncio

What does the name Amâncio mean?

Amâncio means “Portuguese form of Amantius, 'loving'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Amâncio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,128 people with the first name Amâncio, which ranks it number 4,902 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Amâncio a boy's or a girl's name?

Amâncio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,117 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Amâncio?

Amâncio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Amâncio most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Amâncio (100 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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