Meaning of the nameNazareno

Nazareno is a male name that comes from Late Latin Nazarenus, linked to Greek and to the name of the city of Nazareth, and means 'native of Nazareth'.

Meaning

“native of Nazareth”

Source: Wiktionary: nazareno (Spanish, do Latin tardio Nazarēnus) · Wiktionary: Nazarene (do Greek Ναζαρηνός, de Ναζαρέθ)

People (2022): 7,287
Rank in Brazil: #2,114
Median age: 48 years
2010 Census: 8,821; people

Nazareno in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Nazareno, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,985 people).

29 women 7,258 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 Nazareno is most common

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

Pará 0.035%
Rio Grande do Norte 0.017%
Amapá 0.016%
Amazonas 0.013%
Ceará 0.008%

All states

State	People	% of population
Pará	2,824	0.035%
Ceará	714	0.008%
Rio Grande do Norte	551	0.017%
Santa Catarina	546	0.007%
Amazonas	529	0.013%
São Paulo	283	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	278	0.002%
Minas Gerais	262	0.001%
Maranhão	165	0.002%
Goiás	132	0.002%
Paraíba	123	0.003%
Amapá	117	0.016%
Rio Grande do Sul	116	0.001%
Piauí	93	0.003%
Paraná	83	0.001%
Pernambuco	71	0.001%
Rondônia	70	0.004%
Acre	58	0.007%
Mato Grosso	52	0.001%
Roraima	49	0.008%
Distrito Federal	40	0.001%
Espírito Santo	38	0.001%
Bahia	33	0.000%
Tocantins	21	0.001%
Alagoas	19	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	15	0.001%

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

About the name Nazareno

The Spanish form nazareno derives from Late Latin Nazarēnus, and the equivalent English term, Nazarene, comes from Greek Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnós), a demonym of Ναζαρέθ (Nazaréth), Nazareth; in English it is also an epithet of Jesus. In Portuguese, nazareno is the demonym for someone from Nazareth. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,287 people named Nazareno, almost always men, and most were born between 1950 and 1979. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Sources

Wiktionary: nazareno (Spanish, do Latin tardio Nazarēnus) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Nazarene (do Greek Ναζαρηνός, de Ναζαρέθ) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wikcionário: nazareno (gentílico de Nazaré) · pt.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Nazareno

What does the name Nazareno mean?

Nazareno means “native of Nazareth”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Nazareno in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,287 people with the first name Nazareno, which ranks it number 2,114 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Nazareno a boy's or a girl's name?

Nazareno is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 29 women and 7,258 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Nazareno?

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

In which Brazilian state is Nazareno most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.035% of the state's population is named Nazareno (2,824 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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