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Meaning of the nameLeocádia

Leocádia is a female name from Late Latin, of uncertain origin: Behind the Name links it to the Greek island of Leucadia or to the Greek leukós, 'bright'.

Meaning

The meaning of Leocádia 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)
2,470
Rank in Brazil
#4,448
Median age
67 years
2010 Census
3,426
people

Leocádia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Leocádia, 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 (647 people).

2,462 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 Leocádia is most common

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

  1. Paraná 0.007%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.004%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Paraná7710.007%
Rio Grande do Sul5090.005%
Santa Catarina3000.004%
São Paulo1730.000%
Minas Gerais1050.001%
Rio de Janeiro1050.001%
Maranhão770.001%
Espírito Santo540.001%
Bahia510.000%
Pará490.001%
Piauí390.001%
Mato Grosso380.001%
Ceará350.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul290.001%
Pernambuco280.000%
Goiás260.000%
Amazonas230.001%

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

About the name Leocádia

Behind the Name records Leocadia as a Late Latin name that perhaps comes from the name of the Greek island of Leucadia or from the Greek leukós, 'bright, clear, white', and lists Leocádia as the Portuguese form, alongside Leocadio, the Spanish male form. Wiktionary records the Spanish form as a female name coming from Greek. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,470 people named Leocadia, almost all of them female and most of them born before 1970; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Leocadia · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Leocadia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Wikcionário: Leocádia · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Leocádia

What does the name Leocádia mean?

The meaning of Leocádia 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 Leocádia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,470 people with the first name Leocádia, which ranks it number 4,448 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Leocádia a boy's or a girl's name?

Leocádia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,462 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Leocádia?

Leocádia is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Leocádia most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.007% of the state's population is named Leocádia (771 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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