Meaning of the nameDênio
- Male
- Dê-ni-o
Dênio is a male name recorded since the 1940s and most frequent among people born from 1960 to 1980.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,736 people named Dênio, the 5,645th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Dênio 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)
- 1,736
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,645
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,769
- people
Dênio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dênio, 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 (422 people).
0 women 1,732 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 Dênio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dênio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 793 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 140 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 72 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 65 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 58 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 57 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 35 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 34 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dênio
The origin of Dênio is uncertain and its meaning is not known for certain. The similarly spelled name Denis is, according to Behind the Name, a medieval French form of Dionysius, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has Denis and variants such as Dênis; Dênio is not among them. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,736 people named Dênio, with a median age of 41, almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Denis · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Denis · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Dênio
What does the name Dênio mean?
The meaning of Dênio 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 Dênio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,736 people with the first name Dênio, which ranks it number 5,645 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Dênio a boy's or a girl's name?
Dênio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,732 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dênio most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.004% of the state's population is named Dênio (793 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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