Meaning of the nameCristano
- Male
- Cris-ta-no
Cristano is a masculine name of uncertain origin, recorded since the 1970s and most frequent among those born in the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 521 people named Cristano, the 12,996th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Cristano is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 521
- Rank in Brazil
- #12,996
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,183
- people
Cristano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cristano, 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 (198 people).
0 women 518 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 Cristano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cristano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 106 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 64 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 57 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 54 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 33 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cristano
The origin of the spelling Cristano is uncertain. Cristiano, a name with a similar spelling, is described by Wiktionary as a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Christiānus, formed from Christus, and as the Portuguese equivalent of Christian. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 521 people named Cristano, with a median age of 38. Records are concentrated in the 1970s and 1980s, the name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Cristiano · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Cristano
What does the name Cristano mean?
The meaning of Cristano is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Cristano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 521 people with the first name Cristano, which ranks it number 12,996 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cristano a boy's or a girl's name?
Cristano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 518 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cristano most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Cristano (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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