Meaning of the nameKaleo
- Male
- Ka-le-o
Kaleo is a male name of Hawaiian origin meaning 'sound, voice', formed from ka ('the') and leo.
- People (2022)
- 1,832
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,438
- Median age
- 4 years
- 2010 Census
- 373
- people
Kaleo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kaleo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (849 people).
21 women 1,811 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 Kaleo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kaleo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 364 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 184 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 163 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 154 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 111 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 103 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 93 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 66 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 51 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 41 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kaleo
Kaleo comes from Hawaiian, where it combines ka, 'the', and leo, 'voice' or 'sound'. Wiktionary lists it as a Hawaiian proper name, male and, in the past, also female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,832 people named Kaleo, with a median age of 4; almost all were born from the 2000s on. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Kaleo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Kaleo · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Kaleo
What does the name Kaleo mean?
Kaleo means “sound, voice”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Kaleo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,832 people with the first name Kaleo, which ranks it number 5,438 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Kaleo a boy's or a girl's name?
Kaleo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 1,811 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kaleo most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kaleo (184 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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