Meaning of the nameElieu
- Male
- E-li-eu
Elieu is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, recorded almost always among men, with births concentrated between the 1960s and the 2000s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,616 people named Elieu, the 5,945th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Elieu 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)
- 1,616
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,945
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,163
- people
Elieu in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elieu, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (382 people).
0 women 1,597 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 Elieu is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elieu in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 272 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 176 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 137 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 125 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 93 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 81 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 55 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 45 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elieu
The origin of the spelling Elieu is uncertain, and its meaning is not known for certain. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the element Eli-, with which the name begins, as of doubtful origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Eliana, Eliete or Eliezer. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people recorded were born between 1960 and 2009. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,616 people named Elieu, with a median age of 32; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Eli-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elieu
What does the name Elieu mean?
The meaning of Elieu 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 Elieu in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,616 people with the first name Elieu, which ranks it number 5,945 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elieu a boy's or a girl's name?
Elieu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,597 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elieu most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Elieu (137 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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