Meaning of the nameValcenir
- Unisex
- Val-ce-nir
Valcenir is a name of uncertain origin, used mostly for men and concentrated among people born between the 1960s and the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 921 people named Valcenir, the 8,759th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Valcenir 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)
- 921
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,759
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,059
- people
Valcenir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valcenir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (296 people).
181 women 740 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 Valcenir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valcenir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 141 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 112 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 97 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 69 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 51 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 46 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 34 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valcenir
The origin of Valcenir is uncertain. It begins with Val-, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as perhaps taken from names such as Valdemar, and it ends in -nir. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 921 people named Valcenir, with a median age of 48. It is an almost always male name, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro. The census counts only the first word of the given name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Val-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Valcenir
What does the name Valcenir mean?
The meaning of Valcenir 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 Valcenir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 921 people with the first name Valcenir, which ranks it number 8,759 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valcenir a boy's or a girl's name?
Valcenir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 181 women and 740 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valcenir most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Valcenir (141 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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