Meaning of the nameAbrão
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- A-brão
- Biblical name
Abrão is a spelling of the name Abraão, which means “possibly 'father of many'”.
Meaning
“possibly 'father of many'”
Meaning of the name Abraão, of which Abrão is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Abraham · Behind the Name: Abraham
- People (2022)
- 11,216
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,568
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,995
- people
Abrão in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Abrão, 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 (2,033 people).
70 women 11,146 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 Abrão is most common
States with the highest share of people named Abrão in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,447 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 1,016 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 905 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 752 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 641 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 623 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 613 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 609 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 536 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 489 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 437 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 373 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 312 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 277 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 268 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 245 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 209 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 196 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 188 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 185 | 0.012% |
| Sergipe | 159 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 150 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 144 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 125 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 114 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 105 | 0.014% |
| Roraima | 98 | 0.015% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Abrão
A two-syllable form, without the -aão sequence; Wiktionary records it as a variant of Abraão.
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.
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 Abrão
What does the name Abrão mean?
Abrão means “possibly 'father of many'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Abraão, of which Abrão is a spelling.
How many people are named Abrão in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,216 people with the first name Abrão, which ranks it number 1,568 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Abrão a boy's or a girl's name?
Abrão is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 70 women and 11,146 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Abrão?
Abrão is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Abrão most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.016% of the state's population is named Abrão (641 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Abrão?
Abraão. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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