Meaning of the nameFeliciano

Male
Latin origin
Fe-li-ci-a-no

Feliciano is a masculine name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of Felicianus, which derives from Felix, 'fortunate, successful'.

Meaning

“derived from Félix, 'fortunate, successful'”

Source: Behind the Name: Feliciano · Behind the Name: Felix

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People (2022): 5,349
Rank in Brazil: #2,620
Median age: 58 years
2010 Census: 7,510; people

Feliciano in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Feliciano, 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 (1,132 people).

24 women 5,325 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 Feliciano is most common

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

Maranhão 0.007%
Piauí 0.006%
Pará 0.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
Bahia 0.005%

All states

State	People	% of population
Bahia	694	0.005%
São Paulo	586	0.001%
Minas Gerais	559	0.003%
Maranhão	458	0.007%
Pará	404	0.005%
Rio Grande do Sul	297	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	276	0.002%
Goiás	200	0.003%
Piauí	194	0.006%
Pernambuco	190	0.002%
Ceará	167	0.002%
Paraná	159	0.001%
Mato Grosso	153	0.004%
Amazonas	142	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	139	0.005%
Paraíba	114	0.003%
Tocantins	97	0.006%
Santa Catarina	89	0.001%
Distrito Federal	77	0.003%
Espírito Santo	63	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	61	0.002%
Alagoas	54	0.002%
Amapá	37	0.005%
Rondônia	36	0.002%
Acre	36	0.004%
Roraima	36	0.006%
Sergipe	31	0.001%

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

About the name Feliciano

Behind the Name explains that Feliciano is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the Roman name Felicianus, derived from Felix, a Latin cognomen meaning 'fortunate, successful'. Wiktionary records the feminine form Feliciana and, in Italian and Spanish, the origin in Latin Fēlīciānus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,349 people named Feliciano, with a median age of 58; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

Behind the Name: Feliciano · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Felix · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Feliciano · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Feliciano

What does the name Feliciano mean?

Feliciano means “derived from Félix, 'fortunate, successful'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Feliciano in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,349 people with the first name Feliciano, which ranks it number 2,620 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Feliciano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 5,325 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Feliciano?

Feliciano is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Feliciano most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.007% of the state's population is named Feliciano (458 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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