Meaning of the nameEleno
- Male
- E-le-no
Eleno is a spelling of the name Heleno.
Meaning
The meaning of Eleno 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)
- 3,720
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,364
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,762
- people
Eleno in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eleno, 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 (806 people).
20 women 3,700 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 Eleno is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eleno in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.010%
- Alagoas 0.007%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Goiás 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 927 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 545 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 284 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 232 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 227 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 182 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 177 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 131 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 117 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 102 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 84 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 82 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 80 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 63 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 62 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 49 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 33 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Eleno
A spelling without the initial H, which the dictionary lists as a variant of Heleno.
About the name Heleno
Heleno has the same form as the Portuguese word heleno, which Priberam defines as a native of Hellas or ancient Greece, from Greek héllēn. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Eleno as a spelling of Heleno. The origin of Heleno as a given name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,196 people named Heleno, with a median age of 56. The name is almost always male, peaked among people born in the 1960s and, proportionally, is most common in Pernambuco.
Other spellings of Heleno
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Heleno | 15,196 |
| Eleno | 3,720 |
Sources
- Priberam: heleno · dicionario.priberam.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heleno · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Eleno
What does the name Eleno mean?
The meaning of Eleno 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 Eleno in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,720 people with the first name Eleno, which ranks it number 3,364 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Eleno a boy's or a girl's name?
Eleno is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 3,700 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Eleno most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.010% of the state's population is named Eleno (927 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Eleno?
Heleno. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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