Meaning of the nameArlon
- Male
- Ar-lon
Arlon is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin; it is also the name of a city in Belgium, and the dictionary lists the spelling variants Arlom and Harlon.
Meaning
The meaning of Arlon is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,511
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,232
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,443
- people
Arlon in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arlon, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (483 people).
0 women 1,502 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 Arlon is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arlon in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 215 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 214 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 145 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 112 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 103 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 76 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 57 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 57 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 46 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 38 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arlon
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Arlom and Harlon as spelling variants of Arlon. Arlon is also the name of a city in the province of Luxembourg, in Belgium, according to Wiktionary. The origin of the given name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,511 people named Arlon, with a median age of 28. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arlon · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Arlon · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Arlon
What does the name Arlon mean?
The meaning of Arlon is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Arlon in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,511 people with the first name Arlon, which ranks it number 6,232 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Arlon a boy's or a girl's name?
Arlon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,502 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Arlon most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Arlon (214 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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