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Meaning of the nameFabíola

Fabíola is a female name of Latin origin, a diminutive of Fabia, the feminine of the Roman family name Fabius, linked to faba, 'bean'.

Meaning

“diminutive of Fabia, feminine of Fabius, from the Latin faba, 'bean'”

Source: Behind the Name: Fabius · Wiktionary: Fabius

People (2022)
53,812
Rank in Brazil
#539
Median age
34 years
2010 Census
56,645
people

Fabíola in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Fabíola, 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 (18,875 people).

53,583 women 229 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 Fabíola is most common

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

  1. Amapá 0.059%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.057%
  3. Amazonas 0.057%
  4. Roraima 0.038%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.033%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo11,1020.025%
Minas Gerais6,4900.032%
Rio de Janeiro5,2720.033%
Pernambuco2,9200.032%
Paraná2,8520.025%
Bahia2,4460.017%
Pará2,3450.029%
Ceará2,2840.026%
Amazonas2,2500.057%
Santa Catarina2,2430.030%
Espírito Santo2,1950.057%
Rio Grande do Sul1,8000.017%
Goiás1,3860.020%
Maranhão1,1050.016%
Paraíba1,0680.027%
Distrito Federal9090.032%
Rio Grande do Norte8590.026%
Mato Grosso8140.022%
Mato Grosso do Sul5810.021%
Piauí5460.017%
Rondônia4800.030%
Amapá4290.059%
Sergipe3640.017%
Alagoas3110.010%
Tocantins3020.020%
Roraima2420.038%
Acre2170.026%

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

About the name Fabíola

According to Behind the Name, Fabíola is the Portuguese form of Fabiola, a Latin diminutive of Fabia, which is the feminine form of Fabius. Fabius was the name of a Roman patrician family, derived from the Latin faba, 'bean', as Behind the Name and Wiktionary record. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 53,812 people named Fabíola, almost always women, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Fabiola · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Fabia · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Fabius · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Fabius · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Behind the Name: Fabíola · behindthename.com · spelling
  6. Wiktionary (Portuguese): Fabíola · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Fabíola

What does the name Fabíola mean?

Fabíola means “diminutive of Fabia, feminine of Fabius, from the Latin faba, 'bean'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Fabíola in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 53,812 people with the first name Fabíola, which ranks it number 539 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Fabíola a boy's or a girl's name?

Fabíola is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 53,583 women and 229 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Fabíola?

Fabíola is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Fabíola most common?

Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.059% of the state's population is named Fabíola (429 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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