Meaning of the nameConstância
- Female
- Latin origin
- Cons-tân-ci-a
Constância is a female name of Latin origin that comes from the Portuguese word constância, with meanings such as firmness and perseverance.
- People (2022)
- 2,479
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,443
- Median age
- 67 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,695
- people
Constância in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Constância, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (552 people).
2,453 women 26 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 Constância is most common
States with the highest share of people named Constância in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 353 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 288 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 230 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 221 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 194 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 156 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 105 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 103 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 90 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 80 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 77 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 66 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 63 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 60 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Constância
Priberam lists constância as a feminine noun with the meanings of firmness, perseverance and persistence, from the Latin constantia. Behind the Name records Constância as the Brazilian form of Constance, a medieval form of Constantia, a name from ancient Rome. Wiktionary also records Constância as the name of a municipality in Portugal, from the same word constância. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,479 people named Constancia, almost all of them female and most of them born before 1970; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Priberam: constância · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Constance · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Constância · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Constância · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Constância
What does the name Constância mean?
Constância means “constancy, firmness, perseverance”, according to Priberam.
How many people are named Constância in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,479 people with the first name Constância, which ranks it number 4,443 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Constância a boy's or a girl's name?
Constância is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,453 women and 26 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Constância?
Constância is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Constância most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.009% of the state's population is named Constância (288 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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