Meaning of the nameLuciani
- Female
- Latin origin
- French origin
- Lu-ci-a-ni
Luciani is a female name, a spelling variant of Luciane, formed from Luci- and the suffix -ane and linked to Latin lux, "light".
Meaning
“variant of Luciane, linked to Latin lux, "light"”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luciane · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (LUC-, -ANE) · Behind the Name: Luciane
- People (2022)
- 2,333
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,605
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,596
- people
Luciani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luciani, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,060 people).
2,146 women 187 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 Luciani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luciani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Paraná 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 526 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 480 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 349 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 311 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 148 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 109 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 75 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 60 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 33 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luciani
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Luciani as a spelling variant of Luciane, formed from Luci- + -ane. The dictionary's morpheme list says that Luci- is probably a fragment of Lúcia or Lúcio, and that -ane is a feminine suffix of French origin. Behind the Name gives Luciane as a variant of Luciana and indicates the Latin root lux, "light". In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,333 people named Luciani, with a median age of 44; they are predominantly women, born mostly in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luciane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (LUC-, -ANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Luciane · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Luciani
What does the name Luciani mean?
Luciani means “variant of Luciane, linked to Latin lux, "light"”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Luciani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,333 people with the first name Luciani, which ranks it number 4,605 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Luciani a boy's or a girl's name?
Luciani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,146 women and 187 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Luciani?
Luciani is a name of Latin and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Luciani most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Luciani (349 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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