Meaning of the nameMilitão
- Male
- Mi-li-tão
Militão is a masculine name that Wiktionary lists as a surname and a variant of Melitão; it has 743 people in the 2022 Census, born up to the 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 743 people named Militão, the 10,170th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Militão is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 743
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,170
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,122
- people
Militão in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Militão, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (170 people).
0 women 742 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 Militão is most common
States with the highest share of people named Militão in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 102 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 92 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 71 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 49 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Militão
Wiktionary lists Militão as a surname and a variant of Melitão. The origin of the name is uncertain and is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 743 people named Militão, with a median age of 65. The name is almost always male, and most were born before 1970. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Militão · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Militão
What does the name Militão mean?
The meaning of Militão is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Militão in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 743 people with the first name Militão, which ranks it number 10,170 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Militão a boy's or a girl's name?
Militão is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 742 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Militão most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Militão (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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