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Meaning of the nameBenício

Benício is a male name that comes from the surname of the Italian saint Filippo Benizi, linked to the medieval name Bonizzone, from bono, 'good'.

Meaning

“from the Italian surname Benizzi, which comes from the medieval name Bonizzone, from bono, 'good'”

Source: Behind the Name (sobrenomes): Benizzi · Behind the Name: Bonizzone

People (2022)
64,563
Rank in Brazil
#475
Median age
3 years
2010 Census
9,389
people

Benício in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Benício, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (38,459 people).

595 women 63,968 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 Benício is most common

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

  1. Espírito Santo 0.043%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.042%
  3. Mato Grosso 0.037%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.037%
  5. Goiás 0.036%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo15,8490.036%
Minas Gerais8,5470.042%
Rio de Janeiro5,1230.032%
Paraná3,8930.034%
Rio Grande do Sul3,5480.033%
Bahia3,2990.023%
Santa Catarina2,5690.034%
Goiás2,5480.036%
Ceará2,3150.026%
Pernambuco1,9210.021%
Maranhão1,6800.025%
Espírito Santo1,6510.043%
Pará1,4980.018%
Mato Grosso1,3690.037%
Amazonas1,1730.030%
Piauí1,1160.034%
Mato Grosso do Sul1,0080.037%
Paraíba9420.024%
Rio Grande do Norte9260.028%
Distrito Federal8960.032%
Alagoas6770.022%
Rondônia5210.033%
Tocantins5020.033%
Sergipe4360.020%
Acre1940.023%
Roraima1910.030%
Amapá1710.023%

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

About the name Benício

According to Behind the Name, Benício is the Portuguese and Brazilian form of Spanish Benicio, which comes from the surname of the thirteenth-century Italian saint called Filippo Benizi in Italian and Felipe Benicio in Spanish. The same site derives the surname Benizzi from the medieval Italian name Bonizzone, formed from bono, 'good'. Wiktionary records Benício in Portuguese, with the feminine form Benícia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 64,563 people named Benício, with a median age of 3. The great majority were born from 2010 on; the name is almost always male and, proportionally, most common in Espírito Santo.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Benicio · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name (sobrenomes): Benizzi · surnames.behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Bonizzone · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Benício · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Benício

What does the name Benício mean?

Benício means “from the Italian surname Benizzi, which comes from the medieval name Bonizzone, from bono, 'good'”, according to Behind the Name (sobrenomes) and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Benício in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 64,563 people with the first name Benício, which ranks it number 475 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Benício a boy's or a girl's name?

Benício is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 595 women and 63,968 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Benício?

Benício is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Benício most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.043% of the state's population is named Benício (1,651 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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