Meaning of the nameEvandro

Male
Greek origin
E-van-dro

Evandro is a masculine name of Greek origin, the Portuguese form of Evander, from the Greek Εὔανδρος (Eúandros), 'good man'.

Meaning

“good man, from Greek Εὔανδρος”

Source: Wiktionary: Evander

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People (2022): 108,779
Rank in Brazil: #302
Median age: 41 years
2010 Census: 121,093; people

Evandro in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Evandro, 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 (32,073 people).

338 women 108,441 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 Evandro is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	23,951	0.054%
Minas Gerais	10,016	0.049%
Rio Grande do Sul	9,630	0.089%
Rio de Janeiro	8,071	0.050%
Paraná	7,058	0.062%
Bahia	6,770	0.048%
Santa Catarina	6,561	0.086%
Pernambuco	4,689	0.052%
Pará	4,510	0.056%
Ceará	3,644	0.041%
Maranhão	3,606	0.053%
Espírito Santo	2,396	0.063%
Amazonas	2,395	0.061%
Goiás	2,255	0.032%
Mato Grosso	1,888	0.052%
Paraíba	1,861	0.047%
Piauí	1,783	0.055%
Mato Grosso do Sul	1,481	0.054%
Distrito Federal	1,131	0.040%
Rio Grande do Norte	969	0.029%
Alagoas	866	0.028%
Sergipe	860	0.039%
Rondônia	712	0.045%
Tocantins	608	0.040%
Acre	387	0.047%
Amapá	371	0.051%
Roraima	310	0.049%

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

About the name Evandro

Behind the Name lists Evandro as the Portuguese form of Evander, a name from Greek and Roman mythology, formed from the Greek elements eu and aner. Wiktionary derives Evander from Latin Euander and Greek Εὔανδρος, literally 'good man'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Hevandro as a spelling variant. Almost always male, the name was most often given in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 108,779 people named Evandro, with a median age of 41; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

Behind the Name: Evandro · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Evander · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Evandro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Evandro

What does the name Evandro mean?

Evandro means “good man, from Greek Εὔανδρος”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Evandro in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 108,779 people with the first name Evandro, which ranks it number 302 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Evandro a boy's or a girl's name?

Evandro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 338 women and 108,441 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Evandro?

Evandro is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Evandro most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.089% of the state's population is named Evandro (9,630 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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