Meaning of the nameMaciana
- Female
- Ma-ci-a-na
Maciana is a feminine name ending in -iana, from the Latin suffix -ana, recorded mostly among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Maciana is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,478
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,331
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,907
- people
Maciana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maciana, 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 (681 people).
1,470 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 Maciana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maciana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.005%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 416 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 175 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 111 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 108 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 96 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 85 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 82 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 52 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 23 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maciana
The origin of the name Maciana is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains the suffix -ana as coming from the Latin feminine -ana, 'originating from, belonging to'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,478 people named Maciana, with a median age of 35. It is almost always a female name and, proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Maciana
What does the name Maciana mean?
The meaning of Maciana is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Maciana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,478 people with the first name Maciana, which ranks it number 6,331 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Maciana a boy's or a girl's name?
Maciana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,470 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Maciana most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.005% of the state's population is named Maciana (416 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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