Meaning of the nameNelito
- Male
- Ne-li-to
Nelito is a male name of uncertain origin, ending in -ito, with most of the people recorded born between 1940 and 1979.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,810 people named Nelito, the 5,488th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Nelito 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)
- 1,810
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,488
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,192
- people
Nelito in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nelito, 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 (455 people).
0 women 1,807 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 Nelito is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nelito in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 446 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 310 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 223 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 126 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 83 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 65 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 64 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 53 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nelito
The origin of the name Nelito is uncertain. The ending -ito is a suffix that forms diminutives in Portuguese, according to Wiktionary, but the base of the name is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,810 people named Nelito, with a median age of 56; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Most people were born between 1940 and 1979, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Wiktionary: -ito · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Nelito
What does the name Nelito mean?
The meaning of Nelito 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 Nelito in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,810 people with the first name Nelito, which ranks it number 5,488 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nelito a boy's or a girl's name?
Nelito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,807 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nelito most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nelito (446 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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