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Meaning of the nameClóvis

Clóvis is a male name of Germanic origin, the current form, through the Latin Clodovicus, of the name Hludwig, which Behind the Name translates as 'famous in battle'.

Meaning

“'famous in battle', from Hludwig, the same origin as Ludwig”

Source: Behind the Name: Clovis · Behind the Name: Ludwig

People (2022)
39,103
Rank in Brazil
#680
Median age
55 years
2010 Census
48,361
people

Clóvis in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Clóvis, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (11,034 people).

101 women 39,002 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 Clóvis is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.053%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.030%
  3. Paraná 0.028%
  4. São Paulo 0.025%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.022%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo11,0720.025%
Rio Grande do Sul5,7680.053%
Paraná3,2340.028%
Minas Gerais2,8940.014%
Bahia2,3980.017%
Santa Catarina2,2650.030%
Rio de Janeiro2,1620.014%
Pernambuco1,5010.017%
Espírito Santo7670.020%
Mato Grosso7430.020%
Goiás7260.010%
Pará6540.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul6090.022%
Paraíba5840.015%
Ceará5730.007%
Rio Grande do Norte4830.015%
Maranhão4760.007%
Amazonas4130.011%
Distrito Federal3340.012%
Rondônia3310.021%
Alagoas3260.010%
Sergipe2370.011%
Piauí2190.007%
Tocantins1200.008%
Roraima840.013%
Acre680.008%
Amapá620.008%

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

About the name Clóvis

Behind the Name presents Clovis as the current spelling, through the Latin Clodovicus, of the Germanic name Hludwig, the same one that gave Ludwig. For Hludwig, the same source gives the meaning 'famous in battle', from the elements hlut ('famous, loud') and wig ('war, battle'). The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the name with the accent, Clóvis. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,103 people named Clóvis, with a median age of 55. The name is almost always male, most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s and 1970s and, proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Clovis · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Ludwig · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Clóvis · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Clóvis

What does the name Clóvis mean?

Clóvis means “'famous in battle', from Hludwig, the same origin as Ludwig”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Clóvis in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 39,103 people with the first name Clóvis, which ranks it number 680 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Clóvis a boy's or a girl's name?

Clóvis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 101 women and 39,002 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Clóvis?

Clóvis is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Clóvis most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.053% of the state's population is named Clóvis (5,768 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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