Meaning of the nameLaio
- Male
- Greek origin
- La-i-o
Laio is a masculine name of Greek origin, from Láios, the name of the mythical king of Thebes, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil associates with 'thrush'.
- People (2022)
- 1,053
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,998
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,013
- people
Laio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (367 people).
0 women 1,046 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 Laio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 219 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 167 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 117 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 93 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Laio
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil presents Laio as a masculine name from the Greek Láios, 'thrush', passing through the Latin Laius, the name of the king of Thebes and father of Oedipus in Greek mythology. Wiktionary shows that Laius comes from the Latin Lāius, taken from the Ancient Greek Λάϊος. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,053 people named Laio, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Laius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Laio
What does the name Laio mean?
Laio means “thrush (bird)”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Laio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,053 people with the first name Laio, which ranks it number 7,998 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Laio a boy's or a girl's name?
Laio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,046 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Laio?
Laio is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Laio most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Laio (167 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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