Meaning of the nameCassiano
- Male
- Latin origin
- Cas-si-a-no
Cassiano is a masculine name of Latin origin, linked to the Roman family name Cassius and formed with the ending -ano, 'belonging to'.
Meaning
The meaning of Cassiano 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)
- 22,092
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,000
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,089
- people
Cassiano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cassiano, 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 (6,539 people).
130 women 21,962 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 Cassiano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cassiano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.042%
- Santa Catarina 0.020%
- Paraná 0.016%
- Paraíba 0.014%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,512 | 0.042% |
| São Paulo | 3,579 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,932 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 1,785 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,739 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,534 | 0.020% |
| Bahia | 1,146 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 724 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 608 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 554 | 0.014% |
| Ceará | 488 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 439 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 399 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 381 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 372 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 332 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 273 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 268 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 214 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 184 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 163 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 132 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 96 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 89 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 59 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 52 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 38 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cassiano
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Cassiano among the traditional names with the ending -ano, from Latin -anu, 'originating from, belonging to'. Behind the Name explains the Roman cognomen Cassianus as derived from the family name Cassius, whose Portuguese form is Cássio. For Cassius, Behind the Name gives as a possible origin the Latin cassus, 'empty, void', and Wiktionary gives the same link to cassus, so the meaning of the base name remains uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,092 people named Cassiano, with a median age of 28. The name is almost always male, peaked among people born in the 1990s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with SS, the same as Cássio, the Portuguese form of Cassius.
Other spellings of Cassiano
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Cassiano | 22,092 |
| Casiano | 1,341 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Cassian · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Cassius · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Cassius (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ano) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cassiano
What does the name Cassiano mean?
The meaning of Cassiano 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 Cassiano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,092 people with the first name Cassiano, which ranks it number 1,000 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Cassiano a boy's or a girl's name?
Cassiano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 130 women and 21,962 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Cassiano?
Cassiano is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Cassiano most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.042% of the state's population is named Cassiano (4,512 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Cassiano?
Casiano. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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