Meaning of the nameCícera
- Female
- Latin origin
- Cí-ce-ra
Cícera is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Cícero, a Roman nickname derived from cicer, 'chickpea'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Cícero, from Latin cicer, 'chickpea'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cicera · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cícero · Behind the Name: Cicero
- People (2022)
- 99,962
- Rank in Brazil
- #319
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 108,658
- people
Cícera in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cícera, 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 (25,386 people).
99,448 women 514 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 Cícera is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cícera in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.370%
- Ceará 0.280%
- Pernambuco 0.206%
- Paraíba 0.112%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.054%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 24,652 | 0.280% |
| Pernambuco | 18,622 | 0.206% |
| São Paulo | 18,092 | 0.041% |
| Alagoas | 11,570 | 0.370% |
| Paraíba | 4,436 | 0.112% |
| Bahia | 2,669 | 0.019% |
| Maranhão | 2,129 | 0.031% |
| Paraná | 2,009 | 0.018% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,973 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,783 | 0.054% |
| Goiás | 1,755 | 0.025% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,720 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 1,389 | 0.043% |
| Pará | 1,264 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,037 | 0.038% |
| Sergipe | 1,028 | 0.047% |
| Mato Grosso | 949 | 0.026% |
| Distrito Federal | 765 | 0.027% |
| Tocantins | 703 | 0.047% |
| Santa Catarina | 361 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 356 | 0.023% |
| Espírito Santo | 209 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 155 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 135 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 134 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 44 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cícera
Cícera is the feminine of Cícero, as recorded by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). For Cícero, the same dictionary cites Machado (1981): the name comes from the learned Latin Cicero, with a possible link to the noun cicer, 'chickpea'; Behind the Name explains Cicero as a Roman cognomen derived from cicer. The dictionary also lists Sicera and Cissera as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 99,962 people named Cícera, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cicera · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cícero · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Cicero · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wikcionário: Cícera · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Cícera
What does the name Cícera mean?
Cícera means “feminine form of Cícero, from Latin cicer, 'chickpea'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Cícera in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 99,962 people with the first name Cícera, which ranks it number 319 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cícera a boy's or a girl's name?
Cícera is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 99,448 women and 514 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Cícera?
Cícera is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Cícera most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.370% of the state's population is named Cícera (11,570 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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