Meaning of the nameJoelcio
- Male
- Jo-el-ci-o
Joelcio is a Brazilian masculine name whose beginning matches Joel, a Hebrew name; how the whole is formed is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,743 people named Joelcio, the 5,624th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Joelcio 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)
- 1,743
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,624
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,912
- people
Joelcio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joelcio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (534 people).
0 women 1,738 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 Joelcio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joelcio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 508 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 386 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 151 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 116 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 97 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 67 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 26 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joelcio
The beginning of the name matches Joel, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), derives from Hebrew Ioel, 'Yahweh is God', through Biblical Latin. The dictionary analyzes Joelson as Jo- + -elson and Joelinton as Jo- + Elinton, and the Morfemário describes Jo- as a probable fragment of traditional given names such as José and João, with Joel among them. The formation of Joelcio, with the ending -cio, is not known for certain. Most of the people registered were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,743 people named Joelcio, with a median age of 42.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joelson (Jo- + -elson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joelinton (Jo- + Elinton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joelcio
What does the name Joelcio mean?
The meaning of Joelcio 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 Joelcio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,743 people with the first name Joelcio, which ranks it number 5,624 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Joelcio a boy's or a girl's name?
Joelcio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,738 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joelcio most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Joelcio (386 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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