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Meaning of the nameLucelio

Lucelio is a Brazilian male name that begins with Luc-, an element common in names linked to Lúcia and Lúcio, and whose full formation is uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of Lucelio 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)
2,212
Rank in Brazil
#4,782
Median age
40 years
2010 Census
2,408
people

Lucelio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lucelio, 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 (907 people).

0 women 2,199 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 Lucelio is most common

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

  1. Paraíba 0.003%
  2. Goiás 0.003%
  3. Pernambuco 0.002%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  5. Ceará 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais4090.002%
São Paulo3380.001%
Pernambuco1890.002%
Ceará1760.002%
Goiás1730.003%
Bahia1170.001%
Paraíba1060.003%
Pará810.001%
Paraná730.001%
Rio de Janeiro720.000%
Maranhão540.001%
Mato Grosso540.002%
Alagoas470.002%
Rio Grande do Norte450.001%
Espírito Santo350.001%
Piauí350.001%
Santa Catarina340.000%
Tocantins310.002%
Amazonas270.001%
Distrito Federal260.001%
Rio Grande do Sul230.000%
Rondônia200.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul180.001%

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

About the name Lucelio

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Luc-, Luci- as a probable fragment of names such as Lúcia and Lúcio. The formation of Lucelio as a whole and the origin of the ending -elio are uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,212 people named Lucelio, with a median age of 40. Almost all are men, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lucelio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Lucelio

What does the name Lucelio mean?

The meaning of Lucelio 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 Lucelio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,212 people with the first name Lucelio, which ranks it number 4,782 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Lucelio a boy's or a girl's name?

Lucelio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,199 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Lucelio most common?

Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.003% of the state's population is named Lucelio (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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