Meaning of the nameNarcelio
- Male
- Nar-ce-li-o
Narcelio is a Brazilian masculine name whose origin is not known for certain, with records from people born in the 1950s onward.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 978 people named Narcelio, the 8,418th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Narcelio 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)
- 978
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,418
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,046
- people
Narcelio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Narcelio, 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 (400 people).
0 women 975 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 Narcelio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Narcelio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 697 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 78 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 49 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Narcelio
The origin of Narcelio is uncertain. The ending -celio also appears in Francelio, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists under the Germanic element Franc-, with a note on the poetic name Francélio, formed by replacing the suffix -isco with -elio; a link between Narcelio and this group is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 978 people named Narcelio, with a median age of 39. Most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Narcelio
What does the name Narcelio mean?
The meaning of Narcelio 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 Narcelio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 978 people with the first name Narcelio, which ranks it number 8,418 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Narcelio a boy's or a girl's name?
Narcelio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 975 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Narcelio most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.008% of the state's population is named Narcelio (697 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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