Meaning of the nameNabor
- Male
- Na-bor
Nabor is a male name linked to the saint of the same name, of uncertain origin, and most frequent among men born in the 1940s and 1950s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 831 people named Nabor, the 9,405th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Nabor 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)
- 831
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,405
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,137
- people
Nabor in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nabor, 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 (224 people).
0 women 828 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 Nabor is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nabor in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 195 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 113 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 99 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 96 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 54 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 19 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 18 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nabor
The origin of Nabor is uncertain. Wiktionary, in its entry for the surname, says that it comes from the Spanish and Catalan given name Nabor, in honor of Saint Nabor, and that it may go back to a Hebrew root linked to 'to choose' or 'to be pure'; the two readings are only possibilities. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 831 people named Nabor, with a median age of 64. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The records are almost always male.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nabor (sobrenome) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nabor · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nabor
What does the name Nabor mean?
The meaning of Nabor 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 Nabor in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 831 people with the first name Nabor, which ranks it number 9,405 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Nabor a boy's or a girl's name?
Nabor is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 828 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nabor most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Nabor (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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