Meaning of the nameAthos
- Male
- A-thos
Athos is a spelling of the name Atos.
Meaning
The meaning of Athos 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)
- 4,846
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,792
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,776
- people
Athos in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Athos, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,302 people).
41 women 4,805 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 Athos is most common
States with the highest share of people named Athos in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.017%
- Distrito Federal 0.007%
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- Pará 0.005%
- Goiás 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,181 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 441 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 441 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 297 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 266 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 256 | 0.017% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 245 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 210 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 197 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 193 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 140 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 133 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 119 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 113 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 89 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 86 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 60 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 50 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 37 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Athos
Spelling with TH, the same as the Greek form of the mountain's name; it is the most recorded in the group.
About the name Atos
In Wiktionary, Atos is the Portuguese biblical title 'Atos' ('Acts'), formerly spelled Actos, the spelling before the 1990 Agreement. Athos is the name of the mountain and peninsula in Greece, from Ancient Greek Ἄθως (Áthōs), and the same entry gives Atos as the Portuguese equivalent of this place name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Athos among the spelling variants of Atos. As a personal name, the origin of Atos and Athos is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,880 people named Atos and 4,846 named Athos. Both are almost always male, and the largest group of each was born in the 2010s.
Other spellings of Atos
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Athos | 4,846 |
| Atos | 3,880 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Atos · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Wiktionary: Athos · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Atos · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Athos
What does the name Athos mean?
The meaning of Athos 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 Athos in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,846 people with the first name Athos, which ranks it number 2,792 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Athos a boy's or a girl's name?
Athos is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 41 women and 4,805 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Athos most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.017% of the state's population is named Athos (256 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Athos?
Atos. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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