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Meaning of the nameMarciana

Marciana is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Marciano, which goes back to the Roman name Marcus, probably linked to the god Mars.

Meaning

“feminine form of Marciano, from Latin Marcianus, derived from Marcius and Marcus, a name probably linked to the god Mars”

Source: Wiktionary: Marciana · Behind the Name: Marciana · Behind the Name: Marcus

People (2022)
13,192
Rank in Brazil
#1,402
Median age
37 years
2010 Census
14,312
people

Marciana in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Marciana, 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 (5,634 people).

13,116 women 76 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 Marciana is most common

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

  1. Ceará 0.021%
  2. Piauí 0.016%
  3. Rondônia 0.014%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.013%
  5. Alagoas 0.012%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Ceará1,8340.021%
São Paulo1,4450.003%
Minas Gerais1,2910.006%
Santa Catarina8300.011%
Paraná8030.007%
Pernambuco7830.009%
Rio Grande do Sul7500.007%
Piauí5060.016%
Rio de Janeiro4600.003%
Bahia4350.003%
Goiás4150.006%
Espírito Santo4090.011%
Pará4010.005%
Mato Grosso4000.011%
Alagoas3790.012%
Paraíba3500.009%
Mato Grosso do Sul3500.013%
Maranhão3460.005%
Rondônia2280.014%
Rio Grande do Norte1790.005%
Tocantins1610.011%
Amazonas1510.004%
Acre980.012%
Distrito Federal910.003%
Sergipe420.002%
Roraima350.006%
Amapá200.003%

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

About the name Marciana

According to Wiktionary, Marciana comes from Latin Mārciāna, the feminine of Mārciānus, an adjective meaning 'relating to Marcus or to Marcius'. Behind the Name describes Marcianus as a Roman cognomen derived from the family name Marcius, which in turn derives from the given name Marcus; for Marcus, the same site gives the name of the Roman god Mars as the probable origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,192 people named Marciana, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, the name is most common in Ceará.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Marciana · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Marciana · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Marcianus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Marcianus · behindthename.com · origin
  5. Behind the Name: Marcius · behindthename.com · origin
  6. Behind the Name: Marcus · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Marciana

What does the name Marciana mean?

Marciana means “feminine form of Marciano, from Latin Marcianus, derived from Marcius and Marcus, a name probably linked to the god Mars”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Marciana in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,192 people with the first name Marciana, which ranks it number 1,402 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Marciana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 13,116 women and 76 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Marciana?

Marciana is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Marciana most common?

Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.021% of the state's population is named Marciana (1,834 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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