Meaning of the nameAbraão
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- A-bra-ão
- Biblical name
Abraão is a male name of Hebrew origin, the Portuguese form of the name of the biblical patriarch Abraham, which perhaps means 'father of many'.
- People (2022)
- 28,155
- Rank in Brazil
- #859
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 21,172
- people
Abraão in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Abraão, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (6,369 people).
195 women 27,960 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 Abraão is most common
States with the highest share of people named Abraão in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,227 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 2,556 | 0.032% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,451 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 2,275 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 2,112 | 0.054% |
| Ceará | 2,017 | 0.023% |
| Pernambuco | 1,970 | 0.022% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,893 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 1,401 | 0.021% |
| Paraíba | 1,266 | 0.032% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 743 | 0.023% |
| Paraná | 665 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 653 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 590 | 0.019% |
| Espírito Santo | 520 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 449 | 0.014% |
| Santa Catarina | 431 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 404 | 0.018% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 373 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 343 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 342 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 319 | 0.038% |
| Amapá | 276 | 0.038% |
| Rondônia | 233 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 224 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 219 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 203 | 0.032% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Abraão
Abraão comes from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Greek Ἀβραάμ and from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם. In Genesis (17:4-5), the name is explained as "father of a multitude", and Behind the Name says it may mean "father of many" or be a contraction of Abram with hamon, "multitude". Wiktionary also records the hypothesis that the original meaning was "the Father is exalted" and the alternative derivation from Hebrew Abram. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 40,546 people with the spellings Abraão and Abrão, with a median age of 20 for Abraão. Proportionally, the name is most common in Amazonas.
The form with the diphthong -ão, recorded in Wiktionary as the main spelling in Portuguese; it is the most frequent of the group.
Other spellings of Abraão
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Abraão | 28,155 |
| Abrão | 11,216 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Abraão · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Abraham · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Abraham · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Abraão · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Abraão
What does the name Abraão mean?
Abraão means “possibly 'father of many'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Abraão in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 28,155 people with the first name Abraão, which ranks it number 859 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Abraão a boy's or a girl's name?
Abraão is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 195 women and 27,960 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Abraão?
Abraão is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Abraão most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.054% of the state's population is named Abraão (2,112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Abraão?
Abrão. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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