Meaning of the nameElbio
- Male
- Latin origin
- El-bi-o
Elbio is a masculine name, a variant of Elvio, which comes from the Latin Helvius, a Roman family name linked to helvus, 'honey-yellow'.
Meaning
“honey-yellow (from the Latin helvus, the base of Helvius)”
- People (2022)
- 1,138
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,581
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,369
- people
Elbio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elbio, 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 (308 people).
0 women 1,136 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 Elbio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elbio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 601 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 113 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 60 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elbio
Behind the Name lists Elbio as a variant of Elvio, the Italian and Spanish form of Helvius. Wiktionary derives Helvius, the name of a Roman family, from helvus, 'honey-yellow', with the suffix -ius. This is the meaning of the Latin root of the base name, and no source gives Elbio a meaning of its own. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,138 people named Elbio, with a median age of 55, all born between the 1940s and the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Elbio · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Elvio · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Helvius (entrada em Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Elvio (entrada em Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Elbio
What does the name Elbio mean?
Elbio means “honey-yellow (from the Latin helvus, the base of Helvius)”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Elbio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,138 people with the first name Elbio, which ranks it number 7,581 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Elbio a boy's or a girl's name?
Elbio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,136 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Elbio?
Elbio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Elbio most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Elbio (601 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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