Meaning of the nameAlfonso
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Al-fon-so
Alfonso is a male name of Gothic origin, linked to the reconstructed Gothic name *aþalafuns, 'noble and ready'.
- People (2022)
- 1,595
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,006
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,885
- people
Alfonso in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alfonso, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (368 people).
0 women 1,594 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 Alfonso is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alfonso in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 352 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 273 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 232 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 149 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 53 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 51 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 39 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alfonso
According to Wiktionary, Alfonso is a variant of Afonso and comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Alfonsso. Behind the Name describes it as the Spanish and Italian form of Alphonsus, the Latin form of the Visigothic name *Aþalafuns, from aþals, 'noble', and funs, 'ready'. There is also a theory that links the first element to haþus, 'battle'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,595 people named Alfonso, with a median age of 60. It is almost always a male name.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Alfonso · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Alfonso · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Alfonso
What does the name Alfonso mean?
Alfonso means “noble and ready”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Alfonso in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,595 people with the first name Alfonso, which ranks it number 6,006 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Alfonso a boy's or a girl's name?
Alfonso is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,594 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Alfonso?
Alfonso is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Alfonso most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Alfonso (352 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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