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Meaning of the nameAdolfo

Adolfo is a masculine name of Germanic origin, from the old name Adalwolf, formed from the elements 'noble' and 'wolf'.

Meaning

“noble wolf”

Source: Wiktionary: Adolfo · Behind the Name: Adolf

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People (2022)
12,706
Rank in Brazil
#1,446
Median age
57 years
2010 Census
17,561
people

Adolfo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Adolfo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,353 people).

42 women 12,664 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 Adolfo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Adolfo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.013%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.013%
  3. Paraná 0.009%
  4. Goiás 0.009%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.009%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,9430.007%
Minas Gerais1,1930.006%
Paraná1,0680.009%
Santa Catarina9610.013%
Bahia8950.006%
Rio Grande do Sul8250.008%
Rio de Janeiro7170.005%
Goiás6420.009%
Pernambuco3940.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul3640.013%
Espírito Santo3430.009%
Ceará2970.003%
Mato Grosso2920.008%
Pará2810.004%
Amazonas2070.005%
Distrito Federal1780.006%
Maranhão1340.002%
Alagoas1310.004%
Paraíba1290.003%
Rio Grande do Norte1250.004%
Tocantins1250.008%
Piauí1230.004%
Rondônia1160.007%
Sergipe900.004%
Roraima660.010%
Amapá360.005%
Acre310.004%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Adolfo

Wiktionary records Adolfo in Portuguese as a masculine name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the English Adolph; in the Italian entry, it traces the same form to Latin Adolphus, Old High German Adalwolf and Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz, literally 'noble wolf'. Behind the Name gives Adolfo as a form of Adolf and explains that name through the Germanic name Adalwolf, from adal, 'noble', and wolf, 'wolf'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,706 people named Adolfo, with a median age of 57. The name is almost always male, and the peak is among those born in the 1960s; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Adolpho, with ph, as a graphic variant.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Adolfo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Adolfo · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Adolf · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adolfo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Adolfo

What does the name Adolfo mean?

Adolfo means “noble wolf”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Adolfo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,706 people with the first name Adolfo, which ranks it number 1,446 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Adolfo a boy's or a girl's name?

Adolfo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 42 women and 12,664 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Adolfo?

Adolfo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Adolfo most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.013% of the state's population is named Adolfo (364 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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