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Names / Vicente

Is Vicente a first name or a last name?

Vicente is a given name (first name). It is mostly a given name in Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.

How to address someone called Vicente

  • Spain. Vicente is a given name. Hi Vicente on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Vicente.
  • Brazil. Vicente is a given name. Hi Vicente on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Vicente.
  • Argentina. Vicente is a given name. Hi Vicente on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Vicente.
  • Mexico. Vicente is a given name. Hi Vicente on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Vicente.

Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.

Vicente by country

People recorded in Wikidata who carry Vicente as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (2,168 in total).

CountryAs family nameAs given nameFamily name share
Spain811,1916%
Brazil1715010%
Argentina101287%
Mexico2852%
Chile0710%
Peru3595%
Uruguay74314%
Philippines2484%
Portugal221855%
Venezuela1353%

Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.

Vicente in the United States

  • As a surname: about 10,789 people in the 2010 census, rank 3,326 among US surnames.
  • As a first name: 16,083 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 0% of them girls.

Vicente as a given name: men or women?

About 0% of people with Vicente as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 0% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.

More on this naming tradition: How Spanish names work.

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