Meaning of the nameDemétrio

Demétrio is a male name of Greek origin, through the Latin Dēmētrius, that points to Demeter, the Greek goddess of the earth.

Meaning

“linked to Demeter, the Greek goddess of the earth”

Source: Wiktionary: Demetrius · Behind the Name: Demetrius

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People (2022): 5,156
Rank in Brazil: #2,683
Median age: 47 years
2010 Census: 6,254; people

Demétrio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Demétrio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (992 people).

0 women 5,138 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 Demétrio is most common

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

Amazonas 0.004%
Paraíba 0.004%
Paraná 0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
Bahia 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,137	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	452	0.003%
Minas Gerais	416	0.002%
Bahia	406	0.003%
Paraná	381	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	333	0.003%
Pernambuco	264	0.003%
Ceará	218	0.003%
Pará	205	0.003%
Santa Catarina	193	0.003%
Amazonas	144	0.004%
Paraíba	139	0.004%
Maranhão	122	0.002%
Mato Grosso	88	0.002%
Goiás	76	0.001%
Piauí	73	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	73	0.003%
Espírito Santo	72	0.002%
Distrito Federal	71	0.003%
Alagoas	60	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	58	0.002%
Rondônia	45	0.003%
Tocantins	37	0.002%
Sergipe	29	0.001%
Acre	28	0.003%
Amapá	25	0.003%

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

About the name Demétrio

Wiktionary records Demétrio as a learned borrowing from the Latin Dēmētrius, coming from the Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios), which the entry for Demetrius glosses as 'belonging to Demeter', the goddess of the earth. Behind the Name says the name was derived from that of the Greek goddess Demeter. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,156 people named Demétrio, with a median age of 47. The spelling without an accent, Demetrio, also exists.

Sources

Wiktionary: Demétrio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Demetrius · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Demetrius · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Demétrio

What does the name Demétrio mean?

Demétrio means “linked to Demeter, the Greek goddess of the earth”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Demétrio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,156 people with the first name Demétrio, which ranks it number 2,683 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Demétrio a boy's or a girl's name?

Demétrio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,138 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Demétrio?

Demétrio is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Demétrio most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Demétrio (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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