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Meaning of the nameCarlinhos

Carlinhos is a masculine name, a diminutive of Carlos, which comes from Latin Carolus and, ultimately, from a Germanic name linked to 'man'.

Meaning

“diminutive of Carlos, a name of Germanic origin linked to the word 'man'”

Source: Wiktionary: Carlinhos · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carlinhos · Behind the Name: Charles

People (2022)
2,202
Rank in Brazil
#4,797
Median age
47 years
2010 Census
2,731
people

Carlinhos in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Carlinhos, 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 (696 people).

0 women 2,193 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 Carlinhos is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.003%
  3. Paraná 0.002%
  4. Bahia 0.002%
  5. Pará 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul3190.003%
Paraná2550.002%
Bahia2400.002%
Santa Catarina2210.003%
Minas Gerais2010.001%
São Paulo1950.000%
Pará1110.001%
Rio de Janeiro850.001%
Goiás710.001%
Espírito Santo700.002%
Mato Grosso640.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul520.002%
Maranhão490.001%
Amazonas460.001%
Ceará370.000%
Rondônia330.002%
Pernambuco300.000%
Sergipe190.001%
Paraíba180.001%
Piauí150.001%

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

About the name Carlinhos

Carlinhos is the diminutive of Carlos, as Wiktionary and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil record. Carlos comes from Latin Carolus, of Germanic origin; Behind the Name links Germanic Karl to a Proto-Germanic root associated with 'man' and also cites an alternative hypothesis, 'army'. The meaning, therefore, is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,202 people named Carlinhos, with a median age of 47.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Carlinhos · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Carlos · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carlinhos · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Charles · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Carlinhos

What does the name Carlinhos mean?

Carlinhos means “diminutive of Carlos, a name of Germanic origin linked to the word 'man'”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Carlinhos in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,202 people with the first name Carlinhos, which ranks it number 4,797 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Carlinhos is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,193 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Carlinhos?

Carlinhos is a name of Latin and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Carlinhos most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Carlinhos (319 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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