Meaning of the nameEnoc
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- E-noc
- Biblical name
Enoc is a male name of Hebrew origin meaning 'dedicated', a form of the biblical name Enoque, also spelled Enock.
- People (2022)
- 1,091
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,780
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,473
- people
Enoc in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Enoc, 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 (225 people).
0 women 1,086 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 Enoc is most common
States with the highest share of people named Enoc in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 186 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 106 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 88 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 84 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 69 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Enoc
Enoc and Enock are spellings of the biblical name written Enoque in Portuguese. Behind the Name traces it to Hebrew Ḥanoḵ, 'dedicated', and Wiktionary records the path from Late Latin Enoch, from Greek Ἑνώχ and from Hebrew. Wiktionary lists Enoc as a Spanish form, and Behind the Name lists Enock as a form in African English. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,216 people named Enock and 1,091 named Enoc.
A spelling without the ending -que of Enoque and without the final k of Enock. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Enoc
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Enock | 1,216 |
| Enoc | 1,091 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Enoch · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Enoch · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Enoc · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Enoc
What does the name Enoc mean?
Enoc means “dedicated”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Enoc in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,091 people with the first name Enoc, which ranks it number 7,780 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Enoc a boy's or a girl's name?
Enoc is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,086 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Enoc?
Enoc is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Enoc most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Enoc (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Enoc?
Enock. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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