Meaning of the nameLeiciane
- Female
- Lei-ci-a-ne
Leiciane is a Brazilian feminine name of modern formation that ends in -iane, an element that the Morfemário links to Cristiane.
Meaning
The meaning of Leiciane 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)
- 1,137
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,583
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,103
- people
Leiciane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leiciane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (433 people).
1,129 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 Leiciane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leiciane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 279 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 127 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 116 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 89 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 61 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 60 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 19 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leiciane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites names in -iane, such as Gleiciane, Franciane and Juciane, as possible clippings of names like Cristiane, which comes from the French -anne. The dictionary analyzes the similar Leidiane as Leidi- + -ane, but the formation of Leiciane itself is not recorded, and its meaning is unknown. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,137 people named Leiciane, with a median age of 26, almost always women and mostly born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leidiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leiciane
What does the name Leiciane mean?
The meaning of Leiciane 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 Leiciane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,137 people with the first name Leiciane, which ranks it number 7,583 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Leiciane a boy's or a girl's name?
Leiciane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,129 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leiciane most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Leiciane (279 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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