Meaning of the nameEnos
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- E-nos
- Biblical name
Enos is a male name of Hebrew origin, a form of the biblical name Enosh, which means 'man, person, mortal'.
- People (2022)
- 1,735
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,646
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,830
- people
Enos in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Enos, 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 (341 people).
0 women 1,721 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 Enos is most common
States with the highest share of people named Enos in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 209 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 209 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 162 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 144 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 140 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 97 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 58 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 47 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 22 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Enos
Enos is the biblical Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew name Enosh, which Behind the Name translates as 'man, person, mortal'. In Genesis, Enosh is the son of Seth and the grandson of Adam. Wiktionary gives the Hebrew origin as enósh, 'mortal man'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,735 people named Enos, with a median age of 34, almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Enosh · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Enos · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Enos
What does the name Enos mean?
Enos means “man, person, mortal”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Enos in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,735 people with the first name Enos, which ranks it number 5,646 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Enos a boy's or a girl's name?
Enos is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,721 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Enos?
Enos is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Enos most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Enos (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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