Meaning of the nameLuciara
- Female
- Latin origin
- Lu-ci-a-ra
Luciara is a female name of Brazilian formation, derived from Lúcia, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'.
Meaning
“derived from Lúcia, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luciara · Wiktionary: Lúcia · Wiktionary: Lucius
- People (2022)
- 4,506
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,948
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,728
- people
Luciara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luciara, 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 (1,302 people).
4,491 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 Luciara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luciara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 852 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 662 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 484 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 429 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 406 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 224 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 179 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 150 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 140 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 111 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 98 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 95 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 80 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 67 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 60 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 59 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 55 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 53 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 38 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luciara
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Luciara as Luci- + -ara and records it as derived from Lúcia. Wiktionary traces Lúcia to the name Lúcio, from Latin Lūcius, which it associates with lūx, 'light'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,506 people named Luciara, with a median age of 39. The dictionary lists the spelling variant Lucyara.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luciara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lúcia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lucius · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Luciara
What does the name Luciara mean?
Luciara means “derived from Lúcia, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Luciara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,506 people with the first name Luciara, which ranks it number 2,948 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Luciara a boy's or a girl's name?
Luciara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,491 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Luciara?
Luciara is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Luciara most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.008% of the state's population is named Luciara (852 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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