Meaning of the nameMiro
- Male
- Mi-ro
Miro is a masculine name that, in several languages, is a short form of longer names, such as Miroslav and Delmiro; its origin in Brazil is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Miro is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,216
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,238
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,761
- people
Miro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Miro, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (273 people).
0 women 1,207 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 Miro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Miro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 165 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 156 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 145 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 107 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 96 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 87 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 84 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 22 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Miro
Behind the Name records Miro as a short form of Miroslav and of other names beginning with Mir, often with the Slavic element mirŭ, 'peace, world'. Wiktionary gives it as an Asturian diminutive of Delmiro. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil treats the ending -miro, of names such as Delmiro and Ramiro, and gives it various possible origins. The origin of Miro as a Brazilian name is uncertain. The records are almost all male, of people born mostly between the 1950s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,216 people named Miro, with a median age of 52.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Miro · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Miro · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Miro
What does the name Miro mean?
The meaning of Miro is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Miro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,216 people with the first name Miro, which ranks it number 7,238 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Miro a boy's or a girl's name?
Miro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,207 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Miro most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Miro (156 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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