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Meaning of the nameRogaciano

Rogaciano is a masculine name long in use in Brazil, with records before 1930 and an origin not known for certain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 861 people named Rogaciano, the 9,158th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.

Meaning

The meaning of Rogaciano 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)
861
Rank in Brazil
#9,158
Median age
50 years
2010 Census
1,040
people

Rogaciano in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rogaciano, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (196 people).

0 women 860 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 Rogaciano is most common

States with the highest share of people named Rogaciano in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Ceará 0.002%
  2. Pernambuco 0.002%
  3. Bahia 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Ceará1350.002%
Pernambuco1320.002%
Bahia1310.001%
São Paulo940.000%
Paraíba730.002%
Rio de Janeiro340.000%
Rio Grande do Norte340.001%
Alagoas300.001%
Minas Gerais250.000%
Piauí250.001%
Maranhão220.000%
Pará170.000%
Paraná160.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Rogaciano

The origin of Rogaciano is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil indicates records of the name before 1930, and in the 2022 Census the peak of births is in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 861 people named Rogaciano, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rogaciano · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Rogaciano

What does the name Rogaciano mean?

The meaning of Rogaciano 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 Rogaciano in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 861 people with the first name Rogaciano, which ranks it number 9,158 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Rogaciano a boy's or a girl's name?

Rogaciano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 860 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Rogaciano most common?

Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Rogaciano (135 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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