Meaning of the nameEgon
- Male
- Germanic origin
- E-gon
Egon is a male name of Germanic origin, a variant of Egino; Behind the Name links the element agin to 'edge' and 'blade'.
Meaning
“edge, blade (according to Behind the Name, from the Germanic element agin)”
- People (2022)
- 3,348
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,599
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,277
- people
Egon in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Egon, 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 (870 people).
0 women 3,345 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 Egon is most common
States with the highest share of people named Egon in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Santa Catarina 0.011%
- Paraná 0.004%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,295 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 834 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 452 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 285 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 69 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 63 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 60 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 49 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 37 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 16 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Egon
According to Wiktionary, Egon is a variant of Egino, a diminutive of Germanic names compounded with the element Egin-, which comes from West Proto-Germanic *agi, 'fear', and was confused with Old High German ekka, 'sharp point'. Behind the Name gives another reading: it links Egino to the element agin, 'edge', 'blade'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,348 people named Egon, almost always male and most numerous among those born in the 1950s and 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Egon (German) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Egon · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Egon · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Egon
What does the name Egon mean?
Egon means “edge, blade (according to Behind the Name, from the Germanic element agin)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Egon in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,348 people with the first name Egon, which ranks it number 3,599 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Egon a boy's or a girl's name?
Egon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,345 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Egon?
Egon is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Egon most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Egon (1,295 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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