Meaning of the nameFelício
- Male
- Fe-lí-ci-o
Felício is a masculine name in use in Brazil, which IBGE records without the accent as Felicio; its origin is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Felício 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)
- 3,454
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,532
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,924
- people
Felício in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Felício, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (745 people).
0 women 3,440 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 Felício is most common
States with the highest share of people named Felício in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,011 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 579 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 238 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 221 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 189 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 167 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 150 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 123 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 102 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 92 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 78 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Felício
The origin of the name Felício is uncertain. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) lists it as a masculine given name, with the plural Felícios, and gives Félix, Felícia and Feliciano among the related terms. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,454 people named Felício, with a median age of 58; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wikcionário: Felício · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Felicio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Felício
What does the name Felício mean?
The meaning of Felício 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 Felício in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,454 people with the first name Felício, which ranks it number 3,532 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Felício a boy's or a girl's name?
Felício is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,440 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Felício most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Felício (221 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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