Meaning of the nameDioclecio
- Male
- Di-o-cle-ci-o
Dioclecio is a male name whose spelling resembles Diocleciano, from the Latin Dioclētiānus, although the link between the two is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,415 people named Dioclecio, the 6,523rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Dioclecio 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)
- 1,415
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,523
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,064
- people
Dioclecio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dioclecio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (293 people).
0 women 1,410 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 Dioclecio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dioclecio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 285 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 153 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 134 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 82 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 74 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 71 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 66 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 52 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 29 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dioclecio
The origin of the name Dioclecio is uncertain. The spelling resembles Diocleciano, a historical male name that Wiktionary gives as a learned borrowing from the Latin Dioclētiānus, but no source links the two forms or gives a meaning for Dioclecio. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,415 people named Dioclecio, with a median age of 47. Most were born between 1950 and 1989 and almost all are men. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Diocleciano · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Dioclecio
What does the name Dioclecio mean?
The meaning of Dioclecio 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 Dioclecio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,415 people with the first name Dioclecio, which ranks it number 6,523 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Dioclecio a boy's or a girl's name?
Dioclecio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,410 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dioclecio most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Dioclecio (285 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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