Meaning of the nameRenzo

Renzo is a male name of Italian origin, a short form of Lorenzo, which comes from the Latin Laurentius; the meaning of the Latin name is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,296 people named Renzo, the 3,049th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 6, and the largest group was born in 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Meaning

The meaning of Renzo 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): 4,296
Rank in Brazil: #3,049
Median age: 6 years
2010 Census: 1,543; people

Renzo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Renzo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (1,907 people).

40 women 4,256 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 Renzo is most common

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

Espírito Santo 0.009%
Amazonas 0.007%
Pará 0.005%
Maranhão 0.004%
Piauí 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	588	0.001%
Minas Gerais	488	0.002%
Pará	430	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	387	0.002%
Bahia	365	0.003%
Espírito Santo	353	0.009%
Maranhão	289	0.004%
Amazonas	263	0.007%
Piauí	115	0.004%
Ceará	111	0.001%
Goiás	98	0.001%
Pernambuco	86	0.001%
Paraná	85	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	69	0.002%
Distrito Federal	68	0.002%
Santa Catarina	64	0.001%
Sergipe	64	0.003%
Amapá	62	0.008%
Tocantins	59	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	56	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	44	0.002%
Mato Grosso	38	0.001%
Paraíba	37	0.001%
Roraima	28	0.004%
Alagoas	23	0.001%
Acre	15	0.002%

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

About the name Renzo

Wiktionary records Renzo, in Italian and in Spanish, as a diminutive of Lorenzo, and Behind the Name describes it as a short form of Lorenzo, used in Italian and in Latin American Spanish. Lorenzo comes from the Latin Laurentius, formed from Laurentum, which Behind the Name gives as a place name, without pointing to a firm meaning. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Renso and Rhenzo as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,296 people named Renzo, almost always men, with a median age of 6; the peak is among those born from 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Sources

Wiktionary: Renzo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Renzo · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Lorenzo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Lorenzo · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Renzo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Renzo

What does the name Renzo mean?

The meaning of Renzo 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 Renzo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,296 people with the first name Renzo, which ranks it number 3,049 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

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

Renzo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 40 women and 4,256 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Renzo?

Renzo is a name of Italian and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Renzo most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.009% of the state's population is named Renzo (353 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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