Meaning of the nameBonfim
- Male
- Bon-fim
Bonfim is a male name that is also the name of a neighborhood and parish in Porto and a municipality in Minas Gerais, as well as a surname.
Meaning
The meaning of Bonfim 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)
- 1,344
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,782
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,649
- people
Bonfim in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Bonfim, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (332 people).
44 women 1,300 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 Bonfim is most common
States with the highest share of people named Bonfim in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 338 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 245 | 0.016% |
| Bahia | 150 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 133 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 122 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 36 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 24 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 18 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Bonfim
Bonfim is a Portuguese place name: a neighborhood and parish in Porto, in Portugal, and a municipality in Minas Gerais. It also exists as a surname. The name is almost always male, and the peak of records is among people born in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,344 people named Bonfim. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Bonfim · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bonfim · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Bonfim
What does the name Bonfim mean?
The meaning of Bonfim 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 Bonfim in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,344 people with the first name Bonfim, which ranks it number 6,782 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Bonfim a boy's or a girl's name?
Bonfim is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 44 women and 1,300 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Bonfim most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.016% of the state's population is named Bonfim (245 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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