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Meaning of the nameMacilio

Macilio is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, with the most records among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 897 people named Macilio, the 8,904th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Meaning

The meaning of Macilio 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)
897
Rank in Brazil
#8,904
Median age
37 years
2010 Census
1,627
people

Macilio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Macilio, 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 (260 people).

0 women 893 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 Macilio is most common

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

  1. Pernambuco 0.002%
  2. Ceará 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pernambuco2050.002%
Ceará1440.002%
Bahia900.001%
Rio Grande do Norte810.003%
São Paulo650.000%
Minas Gerais560.000%
Paraíba520.001%
Maranhão310.001%
Piauí250.001%
Pará220.000%
Amazonas210.001%
Rio de Janeiro160.000%
Goiás160.000%
Acre150.002%

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

About the name Macilio

The origin of the name Macilio is uncertain and not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 897 people named Macilio, with a median age of 37. The name is almost always male, and the largest number of people were born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Questions about the name Macilio

What does the name Macilio mean?

The meaning of Macilio 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 Macilio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 897 people with the first name Macilio, which ranks it number 8,904 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Macilio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 893 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Macilio most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Macilio (205 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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