Meaning of the namePerciliana
- Female
- Per-ci-li-a-na
Perciliana is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ana, a Latin formative, and it is most frequent among people born up to the 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 749 people named Perciliana, the 10,115th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Perciliana 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)
- 749
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,115
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,081
- people
Perciliana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Perciliana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (154 people).
745 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 Perciliana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Perciliana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 246 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 122 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 113 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 36 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Perciliana
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -ana as a feminine formative that comes from the Latin -ana, feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to', as in Adriana and Mariana. The origin of the first part, Percili-, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 749 people named Perciliana, with a median age of 65; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Perciliana
What does the name Perciliana mean?
The meaning of Perciliana 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 Perciliana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 749 people with the first name Perciliana, which ranks it number 10,115 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Perciliana a boy's or a girl's name?
Perciliana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 745 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Perciliana most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Perciliana (246 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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