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Meaning of the nameNorberto

Norberto is a male name of Germanic origin, the Portuguese form of Norbert, composed of elements meaning 'north' and 'bright'.

Meaning

“from nord, 'north', and beraht, 'bright'”

Source: Behind the Name: Norbert

People (2022)
9,970
Rank in Brazil
#1,719
Median age
60 years
2010 Census
13,110
people

Norberto in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Norberto, 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 (2,662 people).

0 women 9,953 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 Norberto is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.016%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.015%
  3. Paraná 0.008%
  4. São Paulo 0.007%
  5. Mato Grosso 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,1140.007%
Rio Grande do Sul1,6210.015%
Santa Catarina1,2490.016%
Paraná8550.008%
Minas Gerais7700.004%
Rio de Janeiro5560.004%
Bahia2750.002%
Mato Grosso1870.005%
Pará1790.002%
Goiás1640.002%
Espírito Santo1500.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul1360.005%
Piauí1250.004%
Pernambuco920.001%
Ceará800.001%
Amazonas800.002%
Maranhão730.001%
Distrito Federal600.002%
Tocantins460.003%
Rondônia450.003%
Paraíba290.001%
Rio Grande do Norte290.001%
Roraima160.003%
Sergipe150.001%

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

About the name Norberto

According to Behind the Name, Norbert comes from two Old German elements: nord, 'north', and beraht, 'bright'. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Norberto among the traditional names with the ending -berto, from Germanic berth, 'bright, illustrious'. It was the name of a German saint of the eleventh century, and Norberto is the Portuguese form, the same as in Spanish and Italian. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,970 people named Norberto, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Norbert · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-BERTO) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Norberto · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Norberto

What does the name Norberto mean?

Norberto means “from nord, 'north', and beraht, 'bright'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Norberto in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,970 people with the first name Norberto, which ranks it number 1,719 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Norberto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 9,953 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Norberto?

Norberto is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Norberto most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.016% of the state's population is named Norberto (1,249 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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