Meaning of the nameLuciene
- Female
- Latin origin
- Lu-ci-e-ne
Luciene is a female name of Latin origin, a variant of Luciana, which goes back to Lucius, a Roman name linked to Latin lux, 'light'.
Meaning
“variant of Luciana, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'”
Source: Behind the Name: Luciene · Behind the Name: Luciana · Behind the Name: Lucianus · Behind the Name: Lucius
- People (2022)
- 136,080
- Rank in Brazil
- #245
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 144,661
- people
Luciene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luciene, 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 (50,808 people).
135,522 women 558 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 Luciene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luciene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.139%
- Alagoas 0.123%
- Goiás 0.109%
- Pernambuco 0.109%
- Minas Gerais 0.106%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 21,994 | 0.050% |
| Minas Gerais | 21,812 | 0.106% |
| Bahia | 19,639 | 0.139% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 12,761 | 0.080% |
| Pernambuco | 9,832 | 0.109% |
| Goiás | 7,723 | 0.109% |
| Pará | 4,467 | 0.055% |
| Paraíba | 4,209 | 0.106% |
| Espírito Santo | 3,863 | 0.101% |
| Alagoas | 3,852 | 0.123% |
| Ceará | 3,668 | 0.042% |
| Maranhão | 2,893 | 0.043% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,575 | 0.070% |
| Sergipe | 2,242 | 0.101% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,225 | 0.067% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,143 | 0.078% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,051 | 0.073% |
| Paraná | 1,731 | 0.015% |
| Amazonas | 1,274 | 0.032% |
| Tocantins | 1,065 | 0.071% |
| Rondônia | 1,036 | 0.066% |
| Piauí | 979 | 0.030% |
| Santa Catarina | 725 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 548 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 297 | 0.036% |
| Amapá | 258 | 0.035% |
| Roraima | 218 | 0.034% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luciene
Behind the Name records Luciene as a Brazilian variant of Luciana, the feminine of Lucianus, a Roman name derived from Lucius, which in turn comes from Latin lux, 'light'. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites Luciene among the names ending in -ene, probably from French -enne or taken from names such as Irene and Marlene. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 136,080 people named Luciene, with a median age of 44. Most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and proportionally the name is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Luciene · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Luciana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Lucianus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Lucius · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luciene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Luciene
What does the name Luciene mean?
Luciene means “variant of Luciana, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Luciene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 136,080 people with the first name Luciene, which ranks it number 245 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Luciene a boy's or a girl's name?
Luciene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 135,522 women and 558 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Luciene?
Luciene is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Luciene most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.139% of the state's population is named Luciene (19,639 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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