Meaning of the namePiter
- Male
- Pi-ter
Piter is a male name of uncertain origin in Brazil; Wiktionary records it as a first name in West Frisian and in Marshallese.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,871 people named Piter, the 5,338th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 29, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Piter 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)
- 1,871
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,338
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,035
- people
Piter in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Piter, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (567 people).
0 women 1,857 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 Piter is most common
States with the highest share of people named Piter in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 507 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 351 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 223 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 141 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 87 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 73 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 69 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Piter
Wiktionary records Piter in Marshallese as a borrowing of English Peter, in West Frisian as a male first name and in Polish as a surname. In Brazil, the origin of the spelling Piter is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,871 people named Piter, with a median age of 29. The 1980s are the most common decade of birth, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Piter · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Piter
What does the name Piter mean?
The meaning of Piter 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 Piter in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,871 people with the first name Piter, which ranks it number 5,338 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Piter a boy's or a girl's name?
Piter is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,857 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Piter most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Piter (351 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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