Meaning of the nameÊnio
- Male
- Ê-ni-o
Ênio is a male name of uncertain origin, with the spelling variants Ennio and Henio, and proportionally most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Ênio 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)
- 21,244
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,023
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 25,122
- people
Ênio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ênio, 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 (5,257 people).
65 women 21,179 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 Ênio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ênio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.055%
- Santa Catarina 0.024%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.016%
- Mato Grosso 0.014%
- Minas Gerais 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,983 | 0.055% |
| São Paulo | 2,989 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,499 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,808 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 1,345 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 858 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 798 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 778 | 0.011% |
| Pernambuco | 550 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 511 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 444 | 0.016% |
| Pará | 353 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 310 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 286 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 240 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 231 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 197 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 191 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 171 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 155 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 134 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 121 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 99 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 81 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 39 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 37 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ênio
The origin of Ênio as a Brazilian name is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ennio and Henio as spelling variants of Enio; Ennio is, according to Behind the Name, the Italian form of the Roman family name Ennius, of unknown meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,244 people named Ênio, with a median age of 53. The name is almost always male, peaked among those born in the 1960s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Enio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Ennio · behindthename.com · origin
- Wikidata: Ênio (prenome masculino) · wikidata.org · spelling
Questions about the name Ênio
What does the name Ênio mean?
The meaning of Ênio 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 Ênio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,244 people with the first name Ênio, which ranks it number 1,023 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ênio a boy's or a girl's name?
Ênio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 65 women and 21,179 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ênio most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.055% of the state's population is named Ênio (5,983 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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