Meaning of the nameLeôncio

Leôncio is a male name of Latin origin, related to 'lion' and coming from the Greek Leóntios, formed from Léōn.

Meaning

“related to 'lion'”

People (2022): 4,659
Rank in Brazil: #2,879
Median age: 54 years
2010 Census: 5,796; people

Leôncio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Leôncio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (911 people).

0 women 4,645 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 Leôncio is most common

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

Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
Piauí 0.004%
Amazonas 0.004%
Ceará 0.004%
Bahia 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	744	0.002%
Bahia	462	0.003%
Minas Gerais	408	0.002%
Ceará	318	0.004%
Paraná	239	0.002%
Pará	237	0.003%
Pernambuco	212	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	208	0.001%
Goiás	204	0.003%
Maranhão	169	0.003%
Amazonas	145	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	140	0.004%
Piauí	139	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	138	0.001%
Mato Grosso	113	0.003%
Sergipe	97	0.004%
Espírito Santo	91	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	91	0.003%
Paraíba	90	0.002%
Santa Catarina	80	0.001%
Alagoas	76	0.002%
Distrito Federal	70	0.003%
Rondônia	60	0.004%
Acre	45	0.005%
Tocantins	40	0.003%
Roraima	28	0.004%
Amapá	15	0.002%

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

About the name Leôncio

Wiktionary says that Leôncio is a male name of Latin origin, related to the Portuguese word leão, 'lion'. It comes from Latin Leontius, borrowed from Ancient Greek Λεόντιος (Leóntios), formed from Λέων (Léōn) with the suffix -ios. Behind the Name gives the Spanish form Leoncio, derived from the same Greek name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,659 people named Leôncio, with a median age of 54.

Sources

Wiktionary: Leôncio · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Leontius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Λεόντιος · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Leoncio · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Leontios · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Leôncio

What does the name Leôncio mean?

Leôncio means “related to 'lion'”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Leôncio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,659 people with the first name Leôncio, which ranks it number 2,879 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Leôncio a boy's or a girl's name?

Leôncio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,645 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Leôncio?

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

In which Brazilian state is Leôncio most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.004% of the state's population is named Leôncio (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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