Meaning of the nameBonifácio
- Male
- Latin origin
- Bo-ni-fá-ci-o
Bonifácio is a male name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of Bonifatius, 'good fate'.
- People (2022)
- 2,249
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,726
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,285
- people
Bonifácio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Bonifácio, 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 (487 people).
0 women 2,234 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 Bonifácio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Bonifácio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 325 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 287 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 168 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 151 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 115 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 105 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 97 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 97 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 94 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 83 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 72 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 70 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 58 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Bonifácio
Bonifácio is the Portuguese form of the Latin name Bonifatius, which Behind the Name lists under Boniface. According to it, the meaning is 'good fate', from bonus ('good') and fatum ('fate'). The meaning given here is that of the base name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Bonifacio, without the accent, as a Galician variant. It is recorded almost always as male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,249 people named Bonifácio, with a median age of 61; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Bonifácio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Boniface · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Boniface · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bonifácio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Bonifácio
What does the name Bonifácio mean?
Bonifácio means “good fate”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Bonifácio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,249 people with the first name Bonifácio, which ranks it number 4,726 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Bonifácio a boy's or a girl's name?
Bonifácio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,234 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Bonifácio?
Bonifácio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Bonifácio most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Bonifácio (287 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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