Meaning of the nameArcanja
- Female
- Ar-can-ja
Arcanja is a rare Brazilian feminine name, most common among those born in the 1940s, that recalls the word arcanjo.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,142 people named Arcanja, the 7,561st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 68, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Arcanja is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,142
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,561
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,645
- people
Arcanja in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arcanja, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (253 people).
1,133 women 0 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 Arcanja is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arcanja in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 352 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 148 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 131 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 126 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 85 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 53 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arcanja
The origin of the name Arcanja is uncertain. The spelling recalls the Portuguese word arcanjo, 'archangel', which comes from Old Portuguese archangeo, from Late Latin archangelus and from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,142 people named Arcanja, with a median age of 68. There are records from before 1940 to the 1990s, with a peak in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Wiktionary: arcanjo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Arcanja
What does the name Arcanja mean?
The meaning of Arcanja is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Arcanja in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,142 people with the first name Arcanja, which ranks it number 7,561 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Arcanja a boy's or a girl's name?
Arcanja is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,133 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Arcanja most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Arcanja (148 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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