Meaning of the nameExpedito
- Male
- Latin origin
- Ex-pe-di-to
Expedito is a male name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of Expeditus, which means 'ready, prepared' and comes from a verb linked to 'to free'.
- People (2022)
- 20,657
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,040
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 25,206
- people
Expedito in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Expedito, 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 (4,821 people).
70 women 20,587 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 Expedito is most common
States with the highest share of people named Expedito in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.054%
- Piauí 0.032%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.031%
- Paraíba 0.030%
- Pernambuco 0.018%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 4,730 | 0.054% |
| São Paulo | 2,980 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,838 | 0.014% |
| Pernambuco | 1,639 | 0.018% |
| Paraíba | 1,174 | 0.030% |
| Piauí | 1,055 | 0.032% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,020 | 0.031% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 783 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 759 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 676 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 510 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 441 | 0.014% |
| Goiás | 367 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 344 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 212 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 181 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 161 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 139 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 123 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 117 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 85 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 67 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 62 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 54 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 46 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Expedito
Behind the Name gives Expedito as the Portuguese form of Expeditus, a name from late Rome that means 'ready, prepared', from the Latin verb expedio, 'to free, to prepare'. Wiktionary explains the Latin expeditus as the participle of expediō, 'to free the feet from traps', formed from ex-, 'out', and pēs, 'foot', with senses such as 'unimpeded' and 'quick'. It is also the name of Saint Expeditus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 20,657 people named Expedito, with a median age of 61; proportionally, the name is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Expeditus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Expedito · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: expeditus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Expedito
What does the name Expedito mean?
Expedito means “ready, prepared; unimpeded”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Expedito in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,657 people with the first name Expedito, which ranks it number 1,040 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Expedito a boy's or a girl's name?
Expedito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 70 women and 20,587 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Expedito?
Expedito is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Expedito most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.054% of the state's population is named Expedito (4,730 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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