Meaning of the nameCleone
- Unisex
- Cle-o-ne
Cleone is a name used in Brazil for men and, in smaller numbers, for women, and its origin is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Cleone 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)
- 2,856
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,027
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,079
- people
Cleone in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cleone, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (927 people).
959 women 1,897 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 Cleone is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cleone in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Goiás 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Alagoas 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 331 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 304 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 248 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 241 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 226 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 223 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 123 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 121 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 109 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 103 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 98 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 75 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 70 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 57 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 51 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cleone
The origin of Cleone is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Kleone, Cleoni and Cleony as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,856 people named Cleone, with a median age of 40. The peak was in the 1980s, and there are more men than women. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cleone · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Cleone
What does the name Cleone mean?
The meaning of Cleone 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 Cleone in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,856 people with the first name Cleone, which ranks it number 4,027 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cleone a boy's or a girl's name?
Cleone is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 959 women and 1,897 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cleone most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.008% of the state's population is named Cleone (123 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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