Meaning of the nameEnes
- Unisex
- E-nes
Enes is a name used for both men and women in Brazil, mostly male, and of uncertain origin in the country, recorded mostly among people born from 1950 to 1980.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 989 people named Enes, the 8,351st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Enes 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)
- 989
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,351
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,086
- people
Enes in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Enes, 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 (226 people).
278 women 711 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 Enes is most common
States with the highest share of people named Enes in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 177 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 137 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 134 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 70 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 59 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 44 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Enes
The origin of Enes as a Brazilian name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 989 people named Enes, with a median age of 55. The largest group was born in the 1960s, and the records are mostly male. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. In Turkish and Bosnian, Behind the Name records Enes as a masculine name, a form of Anas, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ennes as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Enes · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Enes · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Enes
What does the name Enes mean?
The meaning of Enes 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 Enes in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 989 people with the first name Enes, which ranks it number 8,351 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Enes a boy's or a girl's name?
Enes is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 278 women and 711 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Enes most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Enes (177 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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