Meaning of the nameRemi
Remi is a male name of French and Latin origin, from the Latin Remigius, which Wiktionary links to rēmex, 'rower', and it appears mostly among men born from 1940 to 1970.
Meaning
“form of Rémi, a French name from the Latin Remigius, from rēmex, 'rower'”
Source: Wiktionary: Remi (French)
- People (2022)
- 2,228
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,758
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,820
- people
Remi in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Remi, 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 (644 people).
101 women 2,127 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 Remi is most common
States with the highest share of people named Remi in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 929 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 280 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 158 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 153 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 146 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 111 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 45 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 21 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Remi
In Wiktionary, Remi is a French male name, from the Latin Remigius, which comes from rēmex, 'rower'. Behind the Name lists Remi and Rémi as forms of Remigius. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has Remy as a spelling. It is almost always a male name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,228 people named Remi, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Remi (French) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Remigius · behindthename.com · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Remi · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Remi
What does the name Remi mean?
Remi means “form of Rémi, a French name from the Latin Remigius, from rēmex, 'rower'”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Remi in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,228 people with the first name Remi, which ranks it number 4,758 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Remi a boy's or a girl's name?
Remi is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 101 women and 2,127 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Remi?
Remi is a name of Latin and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Remi most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.009% of the state's population is named Remi (929 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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