Meaning of the nameCarmelucia
- Female
- Car-me-lu-ci-a
Carmelucia is a feminine name of Brazilian formation whose ending resembles Lúcia and whose beginning resembles Carmela; the derivation is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 925 people named Carmelucia, the 8,735th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Carmelucia 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)
- 925
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,735
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,422
- people
Carmelucia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Carmelucia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (310 people).
922 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 Carmelucia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Carmelucia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 176 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 93 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 86 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 64 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 58 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 57 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 53 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Carmelucia
The formation of Carmelucia is not documented with certainty. The ending resembles Lúcia, and the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Luc-, Luci- as a probable fragment of names such as Lúcia and Lúcio; the beginning resembles Carmela, which Wiktionary gives, in Galician, as formed from Carme with the suffix -ela. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 925 people named Carmelucia, with a median age of 49. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The birth peak is in the 1970s. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Carmela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Carmelucia
What does the name Carmelucia mean?
The meaning of Carmelucia 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 Carmelucia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 925 people with the first name Carmelucia, which ranks it number 8,735 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Carmelucia a boy's or a girl's name?
Carmelucia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 922 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Carmelucia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Carmelucia (176 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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