Meaning of the nameTarciano
- Male
- Tar-ci-a-no
Tarciano is a Brazilian male name ending in the suffix -ano, with records mainly of people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,169 people named Tarciano, the 7,445th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 33, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Tarciano 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)
- 1,169
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,445
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,356
- people
Tarciano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tarciano, 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 (444 people).
0 women 1,163 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 Tarciano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tarciano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Ceará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 242 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 222 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 99 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 76 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 75 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 52 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 37 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 34 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tarciano
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the final element -ano as coming from Latin -anu, with the sense of "originating from" or "belonging to", as in Adriano and Mariano. The origin of the part Tarci- is uncertain, and for this reason the meaning of Tarciano as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,169 people named Tarciano, almost always men, with a median age of 33. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Tarciano
What does the name Tarciano mean?
The meaning of Tarciano 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 Tarciano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,169 people with the first name Tarciano, which ranks it number 7,445 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Tarciano a boy's or a girl's name?
Tarciano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,163 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Tarciano most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Tarciano (242 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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