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Meaning of the nameLázaro

Lázaro is a male name of Hebrew origin, coming from Eleazar through Greek and Latin, and which Behind the Name translates as 'God has helped'.

Meaning

“God has helped”

Source: Behind the Name: Eleazar

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People (2022)
55,676
Rank in Brazil
#525
Median age
39 years
2010 Census
56,218
people

Lázaro in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lázaro, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (7,724 people).

314 women 55,362 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 Lázaro is most common

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

  1. Goiás 0.067%
  2. Tocantins 0.052%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.049%
  4. Bahia 0.047%
  5. Amazonas 0.044%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais10,1290.049%
São Paulo8,9790.020%
Bahia6,6390.047%
Goiás4,7440.067%
Maranhão2,0900.031%
Ceará2,0860.024%
Rio de Janeiro2,0290.013%
Pernambuco1,9510.022%
Pará1,9290.024%
Rio Grande do Sul1,7440.016%
Amazonas1,7270.044%
Paraná1,5010.013%
Espírito Santo1,2320.032%
Rio Grande do Norte1,1460.035%
Mato Grosso1,1300.031%
Piauí9130.028%
Alagoas8430.027%
Paraíba7950.020%
Tocantins7870.052%
Sergipe7810.035%
Distrito Federal6050.022%
Mato Grosso do Sul5790.021%
Santa Catarina4920.007%
Rondônia3210.020%
Acre2870.035%
Roraima1100.017%
Amapá1070.015%

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

About the name Lázaro

Wiktionary traces Lázaro from Old Galician-Portuguese Lazaro, through Latin Lazarus and Greek Λάζαρος, to the Hebrew name ʼelʻāzār. Behind the Name describes Lazarus as the Greek form of Eleazar used in the New Testament and explains Eleazar as 'God has helped', from ʾel, 'God', and ʿazar, 'to help'. In the Gospel, Lázaro is the man whom Jesus brings back to life. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 55,676 people named Lázaro, with a median age of 39; proportionally, the name is most common in Goiás.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Lázaro · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Lazarus · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Eleazar · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Lázaro

What does the name Lázaro mean?

Lázaro means “God has helped”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Lázaro in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 55,676 people with the first name Lázaro, which ranks it number 525 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Lázaro a boy's or a girl's name?

Lázaro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 314 women and 55,362 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Lázaro?

Lázaro is a name of Hebrew, Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Lázaro most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.067% of the state's population is named Lázaro (4,744 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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