Meaning of the nameMoaci
- Male
- Mo-a-ci
Moaci is a male name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists as a graphic variant of Moacir.
Meaning
The meaning of Moaci 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)
- 3,259
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,668
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,458
- people
Moaci in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Moaci, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (784 people).
0 women 3,242 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 Moaci is most common
States with the highest share of people named Moaci in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 586 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 342 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 270 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 247 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 230 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 230 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 161 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 141 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 129 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 100 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 92 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 90 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 88 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 87 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 77 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 75 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 50 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 48 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Moaci
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Moaci as a graphic variant of Moacir. According to Wiktionary, Moacir was created by José de Alencar in 1865 as the name of a character in the novel Iracema, from Old Tupi moasy, 'to repent'; in the novel, the author translated it as 'son of pain'. The origin of the spelling Moaci itself is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,259 people named Moaci, with a median age of 54; the largest number of records is of people born in the 1960s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Moacir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Moacir · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Moacir · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Moaci
What does the name Moaci mean?
The meaning of Moaci 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 Moaci in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,259 people with the first name Moaci, which ranks it number 3,668 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Moaci a boy's or a girl's name?
Moaci is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,242 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Moaci most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Moaci (586 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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