Meaning of the nameAluísio
- Male
- A-lu-í-si-o
Aluísio is a male name spelled with U, alongside Aloísio, which Behind the Name gives as the Portuguese form of Aloysius.
Meaning
The meaning of Aluísio is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 15,878
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,243
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 18,079
- people
Aluísio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aluísio, 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 (3,961 people).
51 women 15,827 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 Aluísio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aluísio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.026%
- Pernambuco 0.020%
- Alagoas 0.020%
- Ceará 0.016%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,210 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,893 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 1,788 | 0.020% |
| Ceará | 1,384 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 1,025 | 0.026% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,024 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 727 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 649 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 615 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 460 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 449 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 447 | 0.014% |
| Amazonas | 427 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 413 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 340 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 330 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 326 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 297 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 259 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 215 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 144 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 108 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 83 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 82 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 72 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 68 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 43 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aluísio
The Portuguese Wiktionary gives Aloísio and Haloísio as alternative forms of Aluísio. Aloísio, according to Behind the Name, is the Portuguese form of Aloysius, a Latinization of Aloys, an old Occitan form of Louis (Luís); the specific origin of the spelling with U is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Aluizio and Aluysio as spelling variants of Aluísio. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,878 people named Aluísio, with a median age of 56, almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Wiktionary (pt): Aluísio · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Aloísio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Aloysius · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aluisio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Aluísio
What does the name Aluísio mean?
The meaning of Aluísio is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Aluísio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,878 people with the first name Aluísio, which ranks it number 1,243 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Aluísio a boy's or a girl's name?
Aluísio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 51 women and 15,827 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Aluísio most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.026% of the state's population is named Aluísio (1,025 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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