Meaning of the nameEusébio

Eusébio is a masculine name that comes from the Greek Eusébios, derived from eusebḗs, 'pious', through the Latin Eusebius.

Meaning

“pious”

Source: Wiktionary: Eusébio · Behind the Name: Eusebios

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People (2022): 1,973
Rank in Brazil: #5,162
Median age: 54 years
2010 Census: 2,603; people

Eusébio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Eusébio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (465 people).

0 women 1,964 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 Eusébio is most common

States with the highest share of people named Eusébio in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Maranhão 0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
Santa Catarina 0.002%
Ceará 0.001%
Bahia 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	384	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	187	0.002%
Minas Gerais	144	0.001%
Bahia	139	0.001%
Maranhão	132	0.002%
Santa Catarina	128	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	108	0.001%
Paraná	107	0.001%
Ceará	107	0.001%
Goiás	72	0.001%
Piauí	64	0.002%
Pará	62	0.001%
Pernambuco	53	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	41	0.001%
Paraíba	32	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	32	0.001%
Espírito Santo	29	0.001%
Mato Grosso	26	0.001%
Alagoas	26	0.001%
Amazonas	25	0.001%
Distrito Federal	23	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Eusébio

Wiktionary records Eusébio as a learned borrowing from the Latin Eusebius, which came from the Greek Εὐσέβιος, formed from εὐσεβής. Behind the Name translates this Greek adjective as 'pious', formed from eu, 'good', and sebo, 'to venerate'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,973 people named Eusébio, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. The spelling without the accent, Eusebio, is the Spanish and Italian form.

Sources

Wiktionary: Eusébio · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Eusebios · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Eusebius · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Eusébio

What does the name Eusébio mean?

Eusébio means “pious”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Eusébio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,973 people with the first name Eusébio, which ranks it number 5,162 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Eusébio a boy's or a girl's name?

Eusébio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,964 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Eusébio?

Eusébio is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Eusébio most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Eusébio (132 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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