Meaning of the nameAgeu
Ageu is a male name of Hebrew origin, coming from the biblical prophet Haggai, meaning 'festive'.
- People (2022)
- 4,981
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,741
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,364
- people
Ageu in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ageu, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,000 people).
25 women 4,956 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 Ageu is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ageu in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.011%
- Rondônia 0.008%
- Pará 0.006%
- Paraná 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 870 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 510 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 440 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 435 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 362 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 349 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 202 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 183 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 177 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 168 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 150 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 136 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 132 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 123 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 114 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 95 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 84 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 68 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 58 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 54 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 54 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 47 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 41 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ageu
Wiktionary records Ageu as a learned borrowing from Latin Aggeus, the name of the prophet and of the Old Testament book, and as a proper name of biblical Hebrew origin. Behind the Name gives Hebrew Haggai with the sense 'festive', from a root meaning to celebrate a festival, and lists Aggeus as the biblical Latin form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,981 people named Ageu, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ajeu as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ageu · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Haggai · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ageu · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ageu
What does the name Ageu mean?
Ageu means “festive”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Ageu in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,981 people with the first name Ageu, which ranks it number 2,741 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ageu a boy's or a girl's name?
Ageu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 4,956 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ageu?
Ageu is a name of Hebrew and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ageu most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.011% of the state's population is named Ageu (440 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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