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Meaning of the nameArcenio

Arcenio is a male name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among men born before 1980.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,076 people named Arcenio, the 7,861st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Arcenio 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)
1,076
Rank in Brazil
#7,861
Median age
60 years
2010 Census
1,529
people

Arcenio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Arcenio, 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 (237 people).

0 women 1,076 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 Arcenio is most common

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

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul1900.002%
São Paulo1710.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul1130.004%
Paraná990.001%
Bahia980.001%
Santa Catarina630.001%
Minas Gerais450.000%
Amazonas450.001%
Rio de Janeiro430.000%
Goiás410.001%
Mato Grosso390.001%
Piauí290.001%
Pará200.000%
Pernambuco180.000%

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

About the name Arcenio

The origin of the spelling Arcenio is uncertain. IBGE recorded 1,076 people named Arcenio in the 2022 Census, with a median age of 60. Few people with this name were born from 1990 onward, and the record is almost always male.

Sources

  1. IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage

Questions about the name Arcenio

What does the name Arcenio mean?

The meaning of Arcenio 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 Arcenio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,076 people with the first name Arcenio, which ranks it number 7,861 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Arcenio a boy's or a girl's name?

Arcenio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,076 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Arcenio most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Arcenio (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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