Meaning of the nameEdis
- Unisex
- E-dis
Edis is a name used for both men and women in Brazil; Wiktionary records it as a Lithuanian and Serbo-Croatian masculine given name.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,460 people named Edis, the 6,389th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Edis 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)
- 1,460
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,389
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,672
- people
Edis in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edis, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (369 people).
168 women 1,292 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 Edis is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edis in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 372 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 167 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 130 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 129 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 109 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 81 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 81 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 54 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 45 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edis
Wiktionary records Edis as a masculine given name in Lithuanian and in Serbo-Croatian, and as an English surname, without giving a meaning; the Serbo-Croatian etymology is indicated as unknown. The origin of Edis in Brazil is uncertain, and the beginning Edi- coincides with an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives as Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,460 people named Edis, with a median age of 55; there are records of men and of women, with a male predominance.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Edis · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edis
What does the name Edis mean?
The meaning of Edis 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 Edis in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,460 people with the first name Edis, which ranks it number 6,389 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Edis a boy's or a girl's name?
Edis is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 168 women and 1,292 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edis most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Edis (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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