Meaning of the nameDanúbio
- Male
- Latin origin
- Celtic origin
- Da-nú-bi-o
Danúbio is a male name taken from the European river Danube, whose name comes from Latin Dānubius.
- People (2022)
- 1,330
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,835
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,575
- people
Danúbio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Danúbio, 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 (540 people).
0 women 1,313 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 Danúbio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Danúbio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Goiás 0.001%
- Ceará 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 224 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 133 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 102 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 85 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 61 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 61 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 42 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Danúbio
Danúbio is the name of a large river in Europe. Wiktionary lists Danúbio as a learned borrowing from Latin Dānubius, which comes from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos, an extended form of the river name *Dānu. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates, in its entry for the feminine Danúbia, that the name probably comes from the river Danube. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,330 people named Danubio, with a median age of 39; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Danúbio · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Danubia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Danúbio
What does the name Danúbio mean?
Danúbio means “name of the Danube river”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Danúbio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,330 people with the first name Danúbio, which ranks it number 6,835 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Danúbio a boy's or a girl's name?
Danúbio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,313 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Danúbio?
Danúbio is a name of Latin and Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Danúbio most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Danúbio (224 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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