Meaning of the nameTarciana
- Female
- Tar-ci-a-na
Tarciana is a feminine name used in Brazil, proportionally most common in Pernambuco, and its origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,488 people named Tarciana, the 3,507th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Tarciana 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)
- 3,488
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,507
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,241
- people
Tarciana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tarciana, 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 (1,423 people).
3,469 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 Tarciana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tarciana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.016%
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Ceará 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,404 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 417 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 211 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 184 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 154 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 132 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 122 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 99 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 91 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 78 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 77 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 74 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 55 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 54 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tarciana
The origin of Tarciana is uncertain. The ending -ana appears in many feminine names; the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes it as a formative from Latin -ana, the feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to', and cites names such as Adriana, Juliana and Mariana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,488 people named Tarciana, with a median age of 35; the records are almost always female, and most were born between 1970 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Tarciana
What does the name Tarciana mean?
The meaning of Tarciana 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 Tarciana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,488 people with the first name Tarciana, which ranks it number 3,507 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Tarciana a boy's or a girl's name?
Tarciana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,469 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Tarciana most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.016% of the state's population is named Tarciana (1,404 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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