Meaning of the nameRomerito
- Male
- Ro-me-ri-to
Romerito is a male name that ends in -ito, a Portuguese diminutive suffix, and recalls the surname Romero; its formation is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,722 people named Romerito, the 5,681st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Romerito 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)
- 1,722
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,681
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,046
- people
Romerito in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Romerito, 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 (1,167 people).
0 women 1,715 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 Romerito is most common
States with the highest share of people named Romerito in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 211 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 192 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 166 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 123 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 110 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 108 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 105 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 82 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 71 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 69 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 59 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 50 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Romerito
Romerito ends in -ito, a suffix that forms diminutives in Portuguese, and begins like the Spanish surname Romero, which Wiktionary links to Late Latin Rōmaeus, 'Roman'. The formation of Romerito as a given name is not known for certain. Almost always male, the 1980s stand out. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,722 people named Romerito, of whom 1,167 were born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Wiktionary: -ito · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Romero · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Romerito
What does the name Romerito mean?
The meaning of Romerito 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 Romerito in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,722 people with the first name Romerito, which ranks it number 5,681 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Romerito a boy's or a girl's name?
Romerito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,715 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Romerito most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Romerito (110 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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