Meaning of the nameAthur
- Male
- A-thur
Athur is a male name of uncertain origin, written with TH and without the R of Arthur and Artur, spellings of the name Arthur.
Meaning
The meaning of Athur 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)
- 14,205
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,341
- Median age
- 7 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,260
- people
Athur in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Athur, 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 (7,310 people).
158 women 14,047 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 Athur is most common
States with the highest share of people named Athur in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.014%
- Rondônia 0.013%
- Goiás 0.012%
- Mato Grosso 0.012%
- Distrito Federal 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,155 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,619 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,006 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 832 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 829 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 816 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 622 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 621 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 531 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 495 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 420 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 391 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 389 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 279 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 260 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 256 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 227 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 218 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 209 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 189 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 181 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 161 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 158 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 111 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 92 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 76 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 62 | 0.010% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Athur
The origin of the spelling Athur is uncertain. It resembles Arthur, a male name that Wiktionary gives in Portuguese with Artur as an alternative form; Behind the Name gives Artur as the Portuguese form of Arthur and says the meaning of Arthur is unknown. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,205 people named Athur, with a median age of 7; proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins. The records range from people born in the 1940s to those born in the 2020s, with the largest group in the 2010s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Arthur · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Arthur · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Athur
What does the name Athur mean?
The meaning of Athur 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 Athur in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,205 people with the first name Athur, which ranks it number 1,341 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Athur a boy's or a girl's name?
Athur is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 158 women and 14,047 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Athur most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.014% of the state's population is named Athur (218 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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