Meaning of the nameAnastácio
- Male
- Greek origin
- A-nas-tá-ci-o
Anastácio is a masculine name of Greek origin that comes from Anastasius and is related to 'resurrection'.
- People (2022)
- 4,790
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,822
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,474
- people
Anastácio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anastácio, 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 (1,176 people).
29 women 4,761 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 Anastácio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Anastácio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.012%
- Piauí 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 1,083 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 502 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 376 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 369 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 333 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 279 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 183 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 182 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 153 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 136 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 136 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 131 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 110 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 105 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 104 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 102 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 93 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 80 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 60 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 40 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 31 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Anastácio
Anastácio is a variant of Anastásio, which Wiktionary traces to the Latin Anastasius, in turn from the Greek Anastásios, derived from anástasis, 'resurrection'. Behind the Name describes the same chain and explains anástasis as ana, 'up', plus stasis, 'act of standing'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,790 people named Anastácio, with a median age of 60. Almost all are men, most were born before 1970, and proportionally it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Anastásio · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Anastácio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Anastasius · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Anastácio
What does the name Anastácio mean?
Anastácio means “resurrection”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Anastácio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,790 people with the first name Anastácio, which ranks it number 2,822 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Anastácio a boy's or a girl's name?
Anastácio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 29 women and 4,761 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Anastácio?
Anastácio is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Anastácio most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.012% of the state's population is named Anastácio (1,083 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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