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Meaning of the nameElvio

Elvio is a male name of Latin origin, the Italian and Spanish form of Helvius, the name of an ancient Roman family; Helvio is the spelling with H.

Meaning

The meaning of Elvio 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)
3,904
Rank in Brazil
#3,247
Median age
52 years
2010 Census
4,663
people

Elvio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Elvio, 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 (937 people).

0 women 3,897 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 Elvio is most common

States with the highest share of people named Elvio in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.010%
  2. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.003%
  4. Paraná 0.002%
  5. São Paulo 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul1,0760.010%
São Paulo9370.002%
Minas Gerais3510.002%
Paraná2680.002%
Santa Catarina2620.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul1880.007%
Rio de Janeiro1750.001%
Goiás1290.002%
Mato Grosso850.002%
Bahia700.001%
Distrito Federal490.002%
Espírito Santo480.001%
Pará440.001%
Pernambuco440.001%
Alagoas370.001%
Ceará250.000%
Rondônia210.001%
Amazonas190.001%
Paraíba190.001%
Piauí180.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Elvio

According to Wiktionary (Italian entry), Elvio comes from Latin Helvius, the name of a plebeian Roman family (gens). Behind the Name gives Elvio as the Italian and Spanish form of Helvius and says this may come from Latin helvus, 'honey-yellow, blond', or from the name of the Helvii, a Celtic people who lived west of the Rhône; the meaning is not certain. Most people named Elvio were born in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,904 people named Elvio, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Spelling without H, the most common in the group, which follows the Italian and Spanish form.

Other spellings of Elvio

SpellingPeople (2022)
Elvio3,904
Helvio1,478

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Elvio (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Elvio · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Helvius · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Helvio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Elvio

What does the name Elvio mean?

The meaning of Elvio 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 Elvio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,904 people with the first name Elvio, which ranks it number 3,247 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Elvio a boy's or a girl's name?

Elvio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,897 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Elvio?

Elvio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Elvio most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.010% of the state's population is named Elvio (1,076 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Elvio?

Helvio. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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