Meaning of the nameErno
- Male
- Er-no
Erno is a short masculine name that Wiktionary records as a short form of Ernst in Estonian, of Ernesti in Finnish and of Ernest in Slovak.
Meaning
The meaning of Erno 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)
- 1,196
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,334
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,743
- people
Erno in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erno, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (387 people).
0 women 1,194 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 Erno is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erno in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 772 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 176 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 153 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erno
Wiktionary records Erno as a short form of Ernst in Estonian and of Ernesti in Finnish, and as a diminutive of Ernest in Slovak. Behind the Name lists it as a Finnish masculine name, a form of Ernest, of Germanic root. The origin of the name in Brazil is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Herno as a spelling variant. It is almost always used for boys and men, and most of the people recorded were born between 1940 and 1969. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,196 people named Erno. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Erno · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Erno · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Erno · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Erno
What does the name Erno mean?
The meaning of Erno 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 Erno in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,196 people with the first name Erno, which ranks it number 7,334 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Erno a boy's or a girl's name?
Erno is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,194 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erno most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.007% of the state's population is named Erno (772 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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