Meaning of the nameDenilton
- Male
- De-nil-ton
Denilton is a Brazilian male name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes as Den(i)- plus -ilton and classifies as a brasileirismo.
Meaning
The meaning of Denilton 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)
- 3,307
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,628
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,683
- people
Denilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Denilton, 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 (903 people).
20 women 3,287 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 Denilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Denilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 828 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 509 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 365 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 207 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 188 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 185 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 133 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 88 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 85 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 71 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 67 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 59 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 56 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Denilton
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Denilton as Den(i)- plus -ilton and classifies it as a brasileirismo, a Brazilian coinage. The Morfemário describes -ilton as a probable fragment of given names such as Milton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,307 people named Denilton, with a median age of 38. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The largest number of records is of people born in the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Denilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Denilton
What does the name Denilton mean?
The meaning of Denilton 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 Denilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,307 people with the first name Denilton, which ranks it number 3,628 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Denilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Denilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 3,287 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Denilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Denilton (828 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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