Meaning of the nameAnísio
- Male
- A-ní-si-o
Anísio is a male name of uncertain origin, which Behind the Name also records in Galician, Spanish and Italian, in the form Anisio.
Meaning
The meaning of Anísio 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)
- 13,189
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,403
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 18,710
- people
Anísio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anísio, 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 (3,562 people).
43 women 13,146 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 Anísio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Anísio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.013%
- Minas Gerais 0.011%
- Bahia 0.010%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.009%
- Goiás 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,299 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,268 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 1,352 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 838 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 775 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 581 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 500 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 421 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 394 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 290 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 271 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 260 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 237 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 223 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 223 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 214 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 165 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 142 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 138 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 134 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 123 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 112 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 84 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 77 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Anísio
The origin of Anísio is not known for certain. Behind the Name records Anísio as a Portuguese form and Anisio as a Galician, Spanish and Italian name, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has Anizio, with Z, as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,189 people named Anísio, with a median age of 60. The name is almost always male, peaked among people born in the 1960s and, proportionally, is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Anisio · behindthename.com · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anisio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Anísio
What does the name Anísio mean?
The meaning of Anísio 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 Anísio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,189 people with the first name Anísio, which ranks it number 1,403 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Anísio a boy's or a girl's name?
Anísio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 43 women and 13,146 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Anísio most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.013% of the state's population is named Anísio (421 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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