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Meaning of the nameMarcílio

Marcílio is a male name that Wiktionary includes among the Portuguese names ultimately linked to Latin Mārs, the name of the god Mars.

Meaning

The meaning of Marcílio is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
19,012
Rank in Brazil
#1,100
Median age
45 years
2010 Census
22,305
people

Marcílio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Marcílio, 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 (4,369 people).

59 women 18,953 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 Marcílio is most common

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

  1. Pernambuco 0.029%
  2. Rio Grande do Norte 0.020%
  3. Paraíba 0.020%
  4. Ceará 0.016%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.016%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,5550.008%
Minas Gerais3,2460.016%
Pernambuco2,6480.029%
Ceará1,4460.016%
Rio de Janeiro1,2390.008%
Bahia8420.006%
Paraíba7910.020%
Rio Grande do Norte6670.020%
Paraná6510.006%
Piauí4930.015%
Goiás3920.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul3730.014%
Pará3480.004%
Santa Catarina2900.004%
Amazonas2590.007%
Mato Grosso2580.007%
Rio Grande do Sul2500.002%
Maranhão2390.004%
Distrito Federal2150.008%
Espírito Santo1960.005%
Alagoas1860.006%
Sergipe1100.005%
Rondônia900.006%
Tocantins840.006%
Acre800.010%
Roraima490.008%
Amapá150.002%

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

About the name Marcílio

Wiktionary groups Marcílio with Marcos, Márcio, Marcelo and Marciano among the Portuguese names that go back, ultimately, to Latin Mārs, the Roman god Mars; the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) lists the name as a male given name. The exact path of formation and the meaning of the name are not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,012 people named Marcílio, with a median age of 45. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, most common in Pernambuco.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Marcos · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wikcionário: Marcílio · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
  3. Wikidata: Marcílio · wikidata.org · spelling

Questions about the name Marcílio

What does the name Marcílio mean?

The meaning of Marcílio is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Marcílio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 19,012 people with the first name Marcílio, which ranks it number 1,100 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Marcílio a boy's or a girl's name?

Marcílio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 59 women and 18,953 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Marcílio?

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

In which Brazilian state is Marcílio most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.029% of the state's population is named Marcílio (2,648 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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