Meaning of the nameMauricelia
- Female
- Mau-ri-ce-li-a
Mauricelia is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, whose spelling begins like Maurício, from Latin Mauricius, and ends in -lia.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,295 people named Mauricelia, the 3,642nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Mauricelia 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)
- 3,295
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,642
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,430
- people
Mauricelia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mauricelia, 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 (1,093 people).
3,280 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 Mauricelia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mauricelia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.013%
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 499 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 433 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 375 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 322 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 297 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 195 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 154 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 130 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 118 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 102 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 97 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 82 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 80 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 64 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 63 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 60 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 41 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mauricelia
The spelling of Mauricelia begins like Maurício, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), derives from Latin Mauricius; how Mauricelia itself was formed is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,295 people named Mauricelia, with a median age of 40, most of them born in the 1970s and 1980s; the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mauricio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Mauricelia
What does the name Mauricelia mean?
The meaning of Mauricelia 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 Mauricelia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,295 people with the first name Mauricelia, which ranks it number 3,642 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Mauricelia a boy's or a girl's name?
Mauricelia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,280 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mauricelia most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.013% of the state's population is named Mauricelia (433 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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