Meaning of the nameDiones
- Male
- Di-o-nes
Diones is a male name of uncertain origin, similar to Dione, a name of Greek origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Diones is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,963
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,176
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,695
- people
Diones in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Diones, 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 (2,624 people).
482 women 6,481 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 Diones is most common
States with the highest share of people named Diones in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.011%
- Rondônia 0.010%
- Tocantins 0.009%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 775 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 724 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 563 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 495 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 435 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 428 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 425 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 422 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 421 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 303 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 280 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 274 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 231 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 226 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 154 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 142 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 103 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 100 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 86 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 79 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 70 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 56 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 45 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 44 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Diones
The origin of Diones is uncertain. According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, Dione, a similar name, comes from Latin Dione and that from Greek Dione, and its main use in Brazil is male. Most of the people recorded as Diones were born in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,963 people named Diones, with a median age of 33. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dione · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Diones
What does the name Diones mean?
The meaning of Diones is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Diones in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,963 people with the first name Diones, which ranks it number 2,176 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Diones a boy's or a girl's name?
Diones is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 482 women and 6,481 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Diones most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.011% of the state's population is named Diones (435 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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