Meaning of the nameDemetrios

Male
Greek origin
De-me-tri-os

Demetrios is the Greek form of the name Demétrio, formed from Demeter, the name of a Greek goddess, with the suffix -ios.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 948 people named Demetrios, the 8,600th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Meaning

The meaning of Demetrios 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): 948
Rank in Brazil: #8,600
Median age: 39 years
2010 Census: 1,214; people

Demetrios in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Demetrios, 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 (275 people).

0 women 946 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 Demetrios is most common

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

São Paulo 0.001%
Minas Gerais 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	326	0.001%
Minas Gerais	130	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	71	0.000%
Pernambuco	70	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	44	0.000%
Paraíba	39	0.001%
Ceará	31	0.000%
Paraná	27	0.000%
Pará	24	0.000%
Bahia	23	0.000%
Amazonas	23	0.001%
Distrito Federal	22	0.001%
Santa Catarina	20	0.000%
Goiás	17	0.000%
Rio Grande do Norte	15	0.001%

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

About the name Demetrios

Demetrios is the transcription of Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios), formed from Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), Demeter, with the suffix -ιος. The second element of the goddess's name is generally taken to be μήτηρ, 'mother', but the origin of the first is debated. Demétrio is the Portuguese form, taken as a learned borrowing from Latin Dēmētrius. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 948 people named Demetrios, with a median age of 39.

Sources

Wiktionary: Δημήτριος · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Δημήτηρ · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Demétrio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Demetrios · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Demetrios

What does the name Demetrios mean?

The meaning of Demetrios 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 Demetrios in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 948 people with the first name Demetrios, which ranks it number 8,600 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Demetrios a boy's or a girl's name?

Demetrios is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 946 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Demetrios?

Demetrios is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Demetrios most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Demetrios (326 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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