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Meaning of the nameClésio

Clésio is a masculine name that, according to Machado, cited by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, comes from French Clézio; the meaning is not known for certain.

Meaning

The meaning of Clésio 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)
9,445
Rank in Brazil
#1,794
Median age
42 years
2010 Census
11,038
people

Clésio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Clésio, 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 (2,826 people).

28 women 9,417 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 Clésio is most common

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

  1. Tocantins 0.017%
  2. Goiás 0.011%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.010%
  4. Santa Catarina 0.010%
  5. Sergipe 0.009%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais2,0340.010%
São Paulo1,0150.002%
Goiás7610.011%
Santa Catarina7410.010%
Bahia6190.004%
Maranhão5110.008%
Rio Grande do Sul4860.005%
Pará4430.006%
Rio de Janeiro3990.003%
Pernambuco2650.003%
Paraná2640.002%
Tocantins2570.017%
Ceará2080.002%
Mato Grosso2070.006%
Sergipe1940.009%
Piauí1910.006%
Espírito Santo1800.005%
Rio Grande do Norte1750.005%
Distrito Federal1640.006%
Alagoas690.002%
Rondônia630.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul500.002%
Paraíba470.001%
Amazonas330.001%
Amapá300.004%
Acre230.003%
Roraima160.003%

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

About the name Clésio

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), gives Clésio as coming from French Clézio, together with Claise, of Breton origin, and records the spellings Clezio, Klesio and Klezio. The meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,445 people named Clésio, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins. The spelling Clessio, with a double S, is almost always male, like Clésio.

The most common spelling in the group, with an acute accent on the e and a single S.

Other spellings of Clésio

SpellingPeople (2022)
Clésio9,445
Clessio1,145

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Clesio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Clésio

What does the name Clésio mean?

The meaning of Clésio 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 Clésio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,445 people with the first name Clésio, which ranks it number 1,794 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Clésio a boy's or a girl's name?

Clésio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 28 women and 9,417 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Clésio?

Clésio is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Clésio most common?

Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.017% of the state's population is named Clésio (257 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Clésio?

Clessio. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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