Meaning of the nameDelcio
- Male
- Del-ci-o
Delcio is a masculine name of uncertain origin, beginning with Del-, like Delci, Delma and Delmiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Delcio 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)
- 5,166
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,679
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,267
- people
Delcio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Delcio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,428 people).
0 women 5,151 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 Delcio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Delcio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,179 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 938 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 805 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 548 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 489 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 392 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 165 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 116 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 115 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 91 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 71 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 58 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 48 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Delcio
The origin of the name Delcio is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records names such as Delci, Delma and Delmiro, with Del- as a shortened form of Adel-, from Germanic athal, 'noble'; the link between Delcio and this element is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,166 people named Delcio, with a median age of 56. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Adel-, Del-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Delcio
What does the name Delcio mean?
The meaning of Delcio 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 Delcio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,166 people with the first name Delcio, which ranks it number 2,679 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Delcio a boy's or a girl's name?
Delcio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,151 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Delcio most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.011% of the state's population is named Delcio (1,179 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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