Meaning of the nameLaurenice
- Female
- Lau-re-ni-ce
Laurenice is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, ending in -nice, like Adenice and Vanice.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,741 people named Laurenice, the 5,630th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Laurenice 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)
- 1,741
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,630
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,790
- people
Laurenice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laurenice, 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 (489 people).
1,738 women 0 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 Laurenice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laurenice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Goiás 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 259 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 206 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 193 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 172 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 109 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 101 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 85 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 62 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 53 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 51 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 24 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Laurenice
The origin of the spelling Laurenice is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Adenice and Vanice among Brazilian names, with the same ending -nice. The name is almost always registered for women, and most of the people were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,741 people named Laurenice, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Laurenice
What does the name Laurenice mean?
The meaning of Laurenice 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 Laurenice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,741 people with the first name Laurenice, which ranks it number 5,630 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Laurenice a boy's or a girl's name?
Laurenice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,738 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Laurenice most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Laurenice (206 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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