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Meaning of the nameFortunato

Fortunato is a male name of Latin origin meaning 'fortunate, blessed', from the Roman cognomen Fortunatus.

Meaning

“fortunate, blessed, happy”

Source: Wiktionary: fortunatus (Latin) · Behind the Name: Fortunato

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People (2022)
1,751
Rank in Brazil
#5,604
Median age
65 years
2010 Census
2,679
people

Fortunato in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Fortunato, 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 (461 people).

0 women 1,740 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 Fortunato is most common

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

  1. Pará 0.002%
  2. Maranhão 0.002%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3130.001%
Minas Gerais1710.001%
Pará1640.002%
Paraná1100.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1050.001%
Maranhão1010.002%
Bahia930.001%
Rio de Janeiro910.001%
Amazonas780.002%
Santa Catarina750.001%
Mato Grosso670.002%
Pernambuco530.001%
Goiás510.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul440.002%
Piauí410.001%
Espírito Santo330.001%
Ceará240.000%
Tocantins230.002%
Paraíba220.001%
Distrito Federal200.001%
Rondônia200.001%

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

About the name Fortunato

Fortunato comes from the Roman cognomen Fortunatus. The Latin adjective is the participle of fortunō, 'to make prosperous', and means blessed, prosperous, lucky. Behind the Name lists the name in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, with its root in fortuna, and gives the feminine Fortunata. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,751 people named Fortunato, with a median age of 65. Almost always male, the name is most frequent among those born from 1940 to 1960.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: fortunatus (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Fortunato · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Fortunato

What does the name Fortunato mean?

Fortunato means “fortunate, blessed, happy”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Fortunato in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,751 people with the first name Fortunato, which ranks it number 5,604 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Fortunato is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,740 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Fortunato?

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

In which Brazilian state is Fortunato most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Fortunato (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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