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Meaning of the nameTaciano

Taciano is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, spelled like the female name Taciana and recorded mostly among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.

Meaning

The meaning of Taciano 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)
2,356
Rank in Brazil
#4,578
Median age
33 years
2010 Census
2,343
people

Taciano in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Taciano, 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 (808 people).

0 women 2,341 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 Taciano is most common

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

  1. Alagoas 0.006%
  2. Pernambuco 0.005%
  3. Paraíba 0.004%
  4. Ceará 0.003%
  5. Bahia 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pernambuco4390.005%
Ceará2540.003%
São Paulo2280.001%
Minas Gerais1750.001%
Alagoas1750.006%
Bahia1690.001%
Paraíba1380.004%
Rio Grande do Sul1100.001%
Rio de Janeiro880.001%
Santa Catarina810.001%
Rio Grande do Norte750.002%
Maranhão500.001%
Goiás460.001%
Paraná440.000%
Pará430.001%
Amazonas360.001%
Espírito Santo350.001%
Mato Grosso310.001%
Distrito Federal270.001%
Piauí260.001%
Sergipe250.001%
Rondônia190.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul170.001%

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

About the name Taciano

The origin of the name Taciano is uncertain. The ancient Latin name Tatianus, the masculine of Tatiana and derived from Tatius, has a similar form, but it is not known whether it is related to Taciano. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,356 people named Taciano, with a median age of 33. It is almost always a male name. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Tatianus · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Tatiana · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Taciana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Taciano

What does the name Taciano mean?

The meaning of Taciano 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 Taciano in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,356 people with the first name Taciano, which ranks it number 4,578 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Taciano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,341 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Taciano most common?

Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Taciano (175 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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