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Meaning of the nameOnesio

Onesio is a male name of uncertain origin, with no known meaning, recorded mostly for people born between the 1940s and 1970s.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,565 people named Onesio, the 6,078th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Meaning

The meaning of Onesio 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)
1,565
Rank in Brazil
#6,078
Median age
60 years
2010 Census
2,289
people

Onesio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Onesio, 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 (362 people).

0 women 1,562 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 Onesio is most common

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

  1. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  2. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais4630.002%
São Paulo2860.001%
Goiás920.001%
Bahia870.001%
Rio de Janeiro840.001%
Rio Grande do Sul700.001%
Paraná630.001%
Santa Catarina630.001%
Espírito Santo540.001%
Maranhão490.001%
Mato Grosso390.001%
Pará340.000%
Ceará290.000%
Tocantins210.001%
Piauí190.001%
Distrito Federal190.001%
Amazonas180.001%
Rondônia180.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul160.001%

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

About the name Onesio

The origin of Onesio is uncertain and its meaning is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,565 people named Onesio, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The records are almost always male, with more people born in the 1950s and 1960s. The spelling appears without an accent in the Census, which does not record accents.

Questions about the name Onesio

What does the name Onesio mean?

The meaning of Onesio 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 Onesio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,565 people with the first name Onesio, which ranks it number 6,078 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Onesio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,562 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Onesio most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Onesio (463 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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