Meaning of the nameTertuliano
- Male
- Ter-tu-li-a-no
Tertuliano is a Brazilian masculine name that has the form of the Roman cognomen Tertullianus, whose origin and meaning are not documented in Portuguese.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,389 people named Tertuliano, the 6,615th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Tertuliano 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)
- 1,389
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,615
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,043
- people
Tertuliano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tertuliano, 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 (328 people).
0 women 1,384 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 Tertuliano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tertuliano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 234 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 190 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 107 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 83 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 59 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 55 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 42 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tertuliano
Wiktionary records Tertullianus as a masculine Latin cognomen and suggests, with a question mark, that it comes from Tertullus plus the suffix -iānus; it does not indicate how that cognomen passed into Portuguese, and the meaning of Tertullus is not given either. The origin of Tertuliano as a name in use in Brazil is therefore uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,389 people named Tertuliano, with a median age of 62. It is almost always a male name, and births are concentrated between the 1940s and 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tertullianus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Tertuliano
What does the name Tertuliano mean?
The meaning of Tertuliano 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 Tertuliano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,389 people with the first name Tertuliano, which ranks it number 6,615 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Tertuliano a boy's or a girl's name?
Tertuliano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,384 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Tertuliano most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Tertuliano (234 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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