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Meaning of the nameHelvio

Helvio is a spelling of the name Elvio.

Meaning

The meaning of Helvio is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,478
Rank in Brazil
#6,331
Median age
56 years
2010 Census
1,532
people

Helvio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Helvio, 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 (386 people).

0 women 1,477 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 Helvio is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3800.001%
Minas Gerais3080.002%
Rio Grande do Sul2120.002%
Rio de Janeiro1240.001%
Paraná600.001%
Goiás570.001%
Santa Catarina450.001%
Alagoas440.001%
Bahia390.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul320.001%
Pará240.000%
Distrito Federal240.001%
Pernambuco220.000%
Espírito Santo210.001%
Maranhão150.000%

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

The spelling Helvio

Spelling with an initial H, closer to the Latin form Helvius; the dictionary records Elvio as a spelling variant.

About the name Elvio

According to Wiktionary (Italian entry), Elvio comes from Latin Helvius, the name of a plebeian Roman family (gens). Behind the Name gives Elvio as the Italian and Spanish form of Helvius and says this may come from Latin helvus, 'honey-yellow, blond', or from the name of the Helvii, a Celtic people who lived west of the Rhône; the meaning is not certain. Most people named Elvio were born in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,904 people named Elvio, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Other spellings of Elvio

SpellingPeople (2022)
Elvio3,904
Helvio1,478

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Elvio (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Elvio · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Helvius · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Helvio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Helvio

What does the name Helvio mean?

The meaning of Helvio is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Helvio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,478 people with the first name Helvio, which ranks it number 6,331 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Helvio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,477 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Helvio?

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

In which Brazilian state is Helvio most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Helvio (212 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Helvio?

Elvio. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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