Meaning of the nameCleunice
- Female
- Cleu-ni-ce
Cleunice is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, most frequent among people born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Cleunice is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 15,898
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,240
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,888
- people
Cleunice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cleunice, 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 (5,060 people).
15,816 women 82 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 Cleunice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cleunice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.016%
- Rondônia 0.016%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.013%
- Mato Grosso 0.012%
- Goiás 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,894 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,190 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 1,875 | 0.016% |
| Bahia | 1,095 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 983 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 797 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 723 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 594 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 451 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 432 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 365 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 351 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 296 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 264 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 253 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 249 | 0.016% |
| Espírito Santo | 235 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 177 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 119 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 102 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 92 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 84 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 73 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 62 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 43 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cleunice
The origin of Cleunice is uncertain. The name shares the beginning Cleu- with Cleusa and Cleuma and the ending -nice with Eunice and Cleonice, names recorded in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,898 people named Cleunice, with a median age of 52. The name is almost always female, most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s and 1970s and, proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cleusa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cleuma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eunice · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cleonice · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Cleunice
What does the name Cleunice mean?
The meaning of Cleunice is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Cleunice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,898 people with the first name Cleunice, which ranks it number 1,240 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cleunice a boy's or a girl's name?
Cleunice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 15,816 women and 82 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cleunice most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.016% of the state's population is named Cleunice (1,875 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Cleunice with a source. See the methodology.