Meaning of the nameNiceia
- Female
- Greek origin
- Ni-cei-a
Niceia is a female name of Greek origin, the same as the Portuguese name of the ancient city of Nicaea, whose Greek name, Níkaia, comes from níkē, 'victory'.
- People (2022)
- 2,448
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,475
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,010
- people
Niceia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Niceia, 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 (612 people).
2,429 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 Niceia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Niceia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 815 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 336 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 306 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 190 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 101 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 98 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 76 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 72 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 67 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 64 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Niceia
Niceia is the Portuguese name of an ancient city in Anatolia, now İznik, in Turkey. The city's name, in Latin Nīcaea, comes from the Greek Níkaia, formed from níkē, 'victory', and the suffix -ia, which forms female names. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,448 people named Niceia, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo. The largest group was born in the 1960s, and the name is almost always female. The spelling before the 1990 orthographic agreement was Nicéia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Niceia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Nicaea · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Niceia
What does the name Niceia mean?
Niceia means “victory”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Niceia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,448 people with the first name Niceia, which ranks it number 4,475 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Niceia a boy's or a girl's name?
Niceia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,429 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Niceia?
Niceia is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Niceia most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Niceia (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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