Meaning of the nameHiago
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Hi-a-go
- Biblical name
Hiago is a spelling of the name Iago, which means “form of Jacó (Jacob), 'one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter'”.
Meaning
“form of Jacó (Jacob), 'one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter'”
Meaning of the name Iago, of which Hiago is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Iago · Behind the Name: Jacob
- People (2022)
- 26,288
- Rank in Brazil
- #896
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,958
- people
Hiago in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Hiago, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (9,258 people).
204 women 26,084 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 Hiago is most common
States with the highest share of people named Hiago in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.026%
- Tocantins 0.024%
- Espírito Santo 0.019%
- Roraima 0.018%
- Goiás 0.018%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,715 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,538 | 0.017% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,188 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 1,880 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 1,347 | 0.017% |
| Pernambuco | 1,237 | 0.014% |
| Goiás | 1,232 | 0.018% |
| Maranhão | 1,188 | 0.018% |
| Paraná | 1,048 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 942 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 937 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 775 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 738 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso | 593 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 581 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 507 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 432 | 0.015% |
| Tocantins | 367 | 0.024% |
| Piauí | 347 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 341 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 280 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 264 | 0.012% |
| Rondônia | 224 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 194 | 0.026% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 182 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 116 | 0.018% |
| Acre | 95 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Hiago
It adds an initial h to the spelling Iago, without changing the pronunciation.
About the name Iago
According to Wiktionary, Iago was taken from the Spanish Yago, which goes back to Latin Iācōbus, Greek Ἰάκωβος and Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Jacó); it is a divergent form of Jacó, Jaime and Tiago. Behind the Name gives Jacob the meaning 'one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter', tied to the account of the patriarch's birth in Genesis, and mentions other theories, such as 'may God protect'. José Pedro Machado, quoted by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), attributes the use of the name to the character in Shakespeare's Othello. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 79,769 people named Iago, with a median age of 17; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Iago
Sources
- Wiktionary: Iago · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jacob · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Iago · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Iago · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Yago · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Hiago
What does the name Hiago mean?
Hiago means “form of Jacó (Jacob), 'one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Iago, of which Hiago is a spelling.
How many people are named Hiago in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 26,288 people with the first name Hiago, which ranks it number 896 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Hiago a boy's or a girl's name?
Hiago is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 204 women and 26,084 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Hiago?
Hiago is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Hiago most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.026% of the state's population is named Hiago (194 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Hiago?
Iago, Yago and Hyago. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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