Meaning of the nameLiciane
- Female
- Li-ci-a-ne
Liciane is a female name ending in -ane, a name-forming ending of French origin, and its full origin is not known with certainty.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,189 people named Liciane, the 4,816th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Liciane 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)
- 2,189
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,816
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,315
- people
Liciane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Liciane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (828 people).
2,181 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 Liciane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Liciane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 426 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 225 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 195 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 193 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 139 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 138 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 131 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 105 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 91 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 82 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Liciane
The origin of Liciane is uncertain. The ending -ane is described in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as coming from the French -anne, an ending found in names such as Juciane, Luciane and Marciane, which became popular from the 1950s onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,189 people named Liciane, with a median age of 36. It is almost always a female name, with the largest group born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Liciane
What does the name Liciane mean?
The meaning of Liciane 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 Liciane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,189 people with the first name Liciane, which ranks it number 4,816 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Liciane a boy's or a girl's name?
Liciane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,181 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Liciane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Liciane (426 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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