Meaning of the nameLorenco
- Male
- Lo-ren-co
Lorenco is a male name of uncertain origin, whose spelling recalls Lourenço and Lorenzo, forms of the Latin name Laurentius.
Meaning
The meaning of Lorenco is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 7,209
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,126
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,023
- people
Lorenco in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lorenco, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,655 people).
58 women 7,151 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 Lorenco is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lorenco in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
- Tocantins 0.007%
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,315 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 594 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 588 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 494 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 466 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 451 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 407 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 353 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 348 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 260 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 251 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 229 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 222 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 199 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 150 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 147 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 130 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 104 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 102 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 79 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 72 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 48 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lorenco
Lourenço comes from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin Laurentius, a name linked to Laurentum, a city in Latium, according to Wiktionary; Lorenzo, in Italian, comes from the same Latin name. The origin of the spelling Lorenco is uncertain, and no source documents its link to these forms. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,209 people named Lorenco, almost always men; a good share were born from 2010 on, but there are records from every decade since before 1940.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lourenço · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Lorenzo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Lorenco
What does the name Lorenco mean?
The meaning of Lorenco is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Lorenco in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,209 people with the first name Lorenco, which ranks it number 2,126 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Lorenco a boy's or a girl's name?
Lorenco is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 58 women and 7,151 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lorenco most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.007% of the state's population is named Lorenco (199 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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