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Meaning of the nameArnon

Arnon is a masculine name of uncertain origin, reminiscent of Arno and Arnaldo, but with no derivation from either on record.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,453 people named Arnon, the 6,405th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.

Meaning

The meaning of Arnon 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)
1,453
Rank in Brazil
#6,405
Median age
32 years
2010 Census
1,644
people

Arnon in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Arnon, 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 (545 people).

0 women 1,450 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 Arnon is most common

States with the highest share of people named Arnon in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Alagoas 0.006%
  2. Bahia 0.001%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Alagoas1930.006%
São Paulo1920.000%
Minas Gerais1510.001%
Bahia1460.001%
Pernambuco980.001%
Rio de Janeiro810.001%
Goiás560.001%
Piauí520.002%
Paraná500.000%
Maranhão500.001%
Santa Catarina470.001%
Pará390.001%
Tocantins360.002%
Sergipe350.002%
Ceará320.000%
Distrito Federal310.001%
Mato Grosso300.001%
Espírito Santo240.001%
Rio Grande do Sul210.000%
Amazonas200.001%
Rio Grande do Norte180.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul180.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Arnon

The origin of the spelling Arnon is uncertain. Behind the Name gives Arno, a similar name, as a short form of Arnoud or Arnold in Dutch and German, without linking it to Arnon. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Arnom and Harnon as spelling variants of Arnon. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,453 people named Arnon, with a median age of 32. It is almost always a masculine name, with the largest number among people born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Arno · behindthename.com · spelling
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arnon · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Arnon

What does the name Arnon mean?

The meaning of Arnon 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 Arnon in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,453 people with the first name Arnon, which ranks it number 6,405 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Arnon a boy's or a girl's name?

Arnon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,450 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Arnon most common?

Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Arnon (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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