Meaning of the nameLeunice
- Female
- Le-u-ni-ce
Leunice is a Brazilian female name whose spelling resembles Eunice, a name of Greek origin that Behind the Name translates as 'good victory'.
Meaning
The meaning of Leunice 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)
- 1,158
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,496
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,021
- people
Leunice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leunice, 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 (326 people).
1,152 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 Leunice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leunice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 304 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 103 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 75 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 70 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 63 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leunice
Eunice, in Behind the Name, comes from Greek Eunike, from eu ('good') and nike ('victory'), and is a New Testament name. Leunice resembles that name, but is not recorded as derived from it, and the origin of the spelling Leunice is uncertain. It is almost always a female name, and most people with it were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,158 people named Leunice, with a median age of 54.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Eunice · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Leunice
What does the name Leunice mean?
The meaning of Leunice 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 Leunice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,158 people with the first name Leunice, which ranks it number 7,496 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Leunice a boy's or a girl's name?
Leunice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,152 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leunice most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Leunice (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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