Meaning of the nameIury
- Male
- Slavic origin
- Greek origin
- I-u-ry
Iury is a spelling of the name Yuri, which means “Russian form of Jorge, from the Greek geōrgós, 'farmer, tiller of the land'”.
Meaning
“Russian form of Jorge, from the Greek geōrgós, 'farmer, tiller of the land'”
Meaning of the name Yuri, of which Iury is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: George
- People (2022)
- 12,791
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,439
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,927
- people
Iury in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iury, 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 (4,449 people).
158 women 12,633 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 Iury is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iury in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.012%
- Tocantins 0.011%
- Espírito Santo 0.011%
- Sergipe 0.010%
- Minas Gerais 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,017 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 1,243 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 1,178 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,110 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 874 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 668 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 661 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 576 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 558 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 417 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 406 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 406 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 363 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 310 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 243 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 241 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 220 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 219 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 211 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 182 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 181 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 168 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 93 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 93 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 64 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 58 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 31 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Iury
It combines the initial I of Iúri with the final Y; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it as a spelling variant of Yuri.
About the name Yuri
Wiktionary gives Yuri as an alternative form of Iúri, a borrowing from the Russian Ю́рий (Júrij), which corresponds to Jorge and is a doublet of it. Jorge comes from the Latin Geōrgius and the Greek Γεώργιος; Behind the Name explains that name through the Greek γεωργός (geōrgós), 'farmer, tiller of the land', and lists Iuri as the Portuguese form of Yuriy. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 142,231 people named Yuri, with a median age of 13. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Iuri, Iury and Yury among the spelling variants of Yuri.
Other spellings of Yuri
Sources
- Wiktionary: Yuri · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Iúri · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Jorge · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Yuriy · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Iuri · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: George · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yuri · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Iury
What does the name Iury mean?
Iury means “Russian form of Jorge, from the Greek geōrgós, 'farmer, tiller of the land'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Yuri, of which Iury is a spelling.
How many people are named Iury in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,791 people with the first name Iury, which ranks it number 1,439 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Iury a boy's or a girl's name?
Iury is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 158 women and 12,633 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Iury?
Iury is a name of Slavic and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Iury most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.012% of the state's population is named Iury (874 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Iury?
Yuri, Iúri and Yury. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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