Meaning of the nameAparecida
- Female
- Portuguese origin
- A-pa-re-ci-da
Aparecida is a female name of Portuguese origin, taken from the title Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida, 'Our Lady of the Conception Who Appeared'.
Meaning
“aparecida, 'revealed', from the title Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida”
Source: Wiktionary: Aparecida · Wiktionary: aparecido
- People (2022)
- 246,202
- Rank in Brazil
- #126
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 304,024
- people
Aparecida in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aparecida, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (73,432 people).
245,113 women 1,089 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 Aparecida is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aparecida in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.256%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.227%
- Paraná 0.214%
- Minas Gerais 0.211%
- Goiás 0.192%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 113,657 | 0.256% |
| Minas Gerais | 43,242 | 0.211% |
| Paraná | 24,527 | 0.214% |
| Goiás | 13,540 | 0.192% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 8,540 | 0.053% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 6,261 | 0.227% |
| Bahia | 5,664 | 0.040% |
| Mato Grosso | 5,438 | 0.149% |
| Ceará | 4,245 | 0.048% |
| Pernambuco | 3,172 | 0.035% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,598 | 0.068% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,212 | 0.029% |
| Rondônia | 2,024 | 0.128% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,640 | 0.058% |
| Alagoas | 1,582 | 0.051% |
| Pará | 1,252 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 1,207 | 0.030% |
| Sergipe | 1,023 | 0.046% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 881 | 0.027% |
| Tocantins | 806 | 0.053% |
| Amazonas | 678 | 0.017% |
| Maranhão | 623 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 561 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 538 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 165 | 0.020% |
| Roraima | 83 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 43 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aparecida
According to Wiktionary, Aparecida comes from Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida, the original name of Nossa Senhora Aparecida, a clay image of the Virgin Mary that, according to tradition, was found in the Paraíba River in 1717. The Portuguese word aparecida is the feminine of aparecido, the participle of aparecer, 'to appear', and Wiktionary translates the title as 'Our Lady of the Conception Revealed' or 'Aparecida'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 246,202 people named Aparecida, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo, the state where the municipality of Aparecida is located.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with a single p, as in current orthography.
Other spellings of Aparecida
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Aparecida | 246,202 |
| Apparecida | 1,360 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Aparecida · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aparecida · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: aparecido · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: apparecer · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Aparecida
What does the name Aparecida mean?
Aparecida means “aparecida, 'revealed', from the title Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Aparecida in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 246,202 people with the first name Aparecida, which ranks it number 126 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Aparecida a boy's or a girl's name?
Aparecida is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 245,113 women and 1,089 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Aparecida?
Aparecida is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Aparecida most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.256% of the state's population is named Aparecida (113,657 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Aparecida?
Apparecida. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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