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Meaning of the nameDeocleciano

Deocleciano is a male name of uncertain origin, similar to Diocleciano, recorded in the 2022 Census mostly among men born from 1940 to 1980.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 958 people named Deocleciano, the 8,533rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Meaning

The meaning of Deocleciano 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)
958
Rank in Brazil
#8,533
Median age
57 years
2010 Census
1,092
people

Deocleciano in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Deocleciano, 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 (165 people).

0 women 955 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 Deocleciano is most common

States with the highest share of people named Deocleciano in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.001%
  2. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1710.000%
Bahia1630.001%
Minas Gerais690.000%
Ceará590.001%
Pernambuco530.001%
Paraíba520.001%
Rio de Janeiro490.000%
Piauí430.001%
Goiás350.001%
Distrito Federal300.001%
Pará280.000%
Tocantins280.002%
Paraná230.000%
Maranhão210.000%
Espírito Santo200.001%
Rio Grande do Sul180.000%
Rio Grande do Norte180.001%
Mato Grosso170.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Deocleciano

The spelling Deocleciano differs from Diocleciano, a name of Latin origin (from Latin Dioclētiānus, according to Wiktionary), only in the first vowel, but the link between the two forms is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 958 people named Deocleciano, with a median age of 57. IBGE counts only the first word of the given name. The largest number were born in the 1960s, and almost all of the people recorded are male. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Diocleciano · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Deocleciano

What does the name Deocleciano mean?

The meaning of Deocleciano 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 Deocleciano in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 958 people with the first name Deocleciano, which ranks it number 8,533 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Deocleciano a boy's or a girl's name?

Deocleciano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 955 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Deocleciano most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Deocleciano (163 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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