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Meaning of the nameTarcilia

Tarcilia is a feminine name of uncertain origin, used mostly by people born before 1970.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 820 people named Tarcilia, the 9,505th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 63, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Meaning

The meaning of Tarcilia 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)
820
Rank in Brazil
#9,505
Median age
63 years
2010 Census
1,099
people

Tarcilia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Tarcilia, 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 (158 people).

812 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 Tarcilia is most common

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

  1. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  2. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2000.001%
Minas Gerais1280.001%
Ceará520.001%
Rio de Janeiro470.000%
Paraná460.000%
Bahia410.000%
Goiás370.001%
Maranhão320.001%
Pernambuco310.000%
Santa Catarina270.000%
Espírito Santo240.001%
Mato Grosso230.001%
Piauí200.001%
Pará170.000%
Rio Grande do Norte170.001%

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

About the name Tarcilia

The origin of Tarcilia is uncertain. Tarcísio, a masculine name that Wiktionary gives from Latin Tarsitius, begins in a similar way, but the origin of Tarcilia is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 820 people named Tarcilia, almost all women, with a median age of 63. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Tarcísio · en.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Tarcilia

What does the name Tarcilia mean?

The meaning of Tarcilia 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 Tarcilia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 820 people with the first name Tarcilia, which ranks it number 9,505 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Tarcilia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 812 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Tarcilia most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Tarcilia (128 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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