Meaning of the nameRomilton
- Male
- Ro-mil-ton
Romilton is a Brazilian male name of uncertain meaning, formed with Rom- and the ending -ilton, which the Morfemário relates to Milton.
Meaning
The meaning of Romilton is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,929
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,236
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,110
- people
Romilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Romilton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (461 people).
0 women 1,926 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 Romilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Romilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 505 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 271 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 251 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 157 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 121 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 87 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 37 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Romilton
According to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), -ilton is probably a fragment of Milton, as in Hamilton, Nilton and Adilton. The entry for Romilton records Romiltom as a spelling variant, with no formation or etymology, and the meaning of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,929 people named Romilton, with a median age of 46; the largest number were born in the 1970s, and almost all are male. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Romilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Romilton
What does the name Romilton mean?
The meaning of Romilton is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Romilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,929 people with the first name Romilton, which ranks it number 5,236 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Romilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Romilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,926 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Romilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Romilton (505 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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