Meaning of the nameDionizio

Dionizio spells with z the name that the form Dionísio spells with s; it comes from the Latin Dionysius and the Greek Dionýsios, derived from the name of the god Dionysus.

Meaning

The meaning of Dionizio 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): 4,336
Rank in Brazil: #3,029
Median age: 60 years
2010 Census: 5,585; people

Dionizio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dionizio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (982 people).

31 women 4,305 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 Dionizio is most common

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

Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
Mato Grosso 0.004%
Paraná 0.003%
Goiás 0.003%
Espírito Santo 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	860	0.002%
Minas Gerais	465	0.002%
Bahia	386	0.003%
Paraná	385	0.003%
Goiás	216	0.003%
Pernambuco	182	0.002%
Pará	174	0.002%
Maranhão	160	0.002%
Ceará	157	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	150	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	150	0.005%
Mato Grosso	137	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	129	0.001%
Santa Catarina	121	0.002%
Espírito Santo	116	0.003%
Amazonas	96	0.002%
Piauí	66	0.002%
Rondônia	53	0.003%
Paraíba	49	0.001%
Alagoas	48	0.002%
Sergipe	48	0.002%
Tocantins	46	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	45	0.001%
Distrito Federal	38	0.001%
Acre	27	0.003%
Roraima	19	0.003%

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

About the name Dionizio

Wiktionary derives the Greek Διονύσιος (Dionýsios) from Διόνυσος, the name of the god Dionysus, plus the suffix -ιος, and the Latin Dionysius comes from that Greek name. Behind the Name indicates the roots Zeus and Nysa and lists Dionísio among the Portuguese forms, but Wiktionary treats the link with Zeus as folk etymology and considers the origin of the god's name uncertain; for this reason the meaning of Dionizio is not given with certainty. Wiktionary records Dionísio as a male name in Portuguese. It is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born between 1940 and 1969. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,336 people named Dionizio, with a median age of 60.

Sources

Wiktionary: Διονύσιος · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Διόνυσος · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Dionysius · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Dionísio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Dionizio

What does the name Dionizio mean?

The meaning of Dionizio 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 Dionizio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,336 people with the first name Dionizio, which ranks it number 3,029 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Dionizio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 4,305 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Dionizio?

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

In which Brazilian state is Dionizio most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Dionizio (150 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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