Meaning of the nameRonei
- Male
- Ro-nei
Ronei is a male name of uncertain origin, also written Roney, which ends in the same -nei as Brazilian names such as Rodinei and Valdinei.
Meaning
The meaning of Ronei 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)
- 12,272
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,484
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 15,082
- people
Ronei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ronei, 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 (3,715 people).
113 women 12,159 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 Ronei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ronei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.014%
- Mato Grosso 0.013%
- Minas Gerais 0.013%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.013%
- Rondônia 0.013%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,692 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 1,499 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,403 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 987 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 875 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 593 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 592 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 568 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 482 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 479 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 394 | 0.014% |
| Amazonas | 335 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 218 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 201 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 187 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 155 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 124 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 111 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 88 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 67 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 61 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 32 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ronei
The origin of Ronei is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups Ronei, Roney, Ronney, Ronnei and Rhoney as spellings of the same name. The ending -nei/-ney is the same as in Rodinei, Robnei and Valdinei, which the dictionary's Morfemário includes among the names formed with this element, linking it to the French Ney and, further back, to the German neu, 'new'. The name is almost always male and had the most records among people born in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,272 people named Ronei, with a median age of 37.
This is the most recorded spelling in the group, with the ending -ei.
Other spellings of Ronei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ronei | 12,272 |
| Roney | 7,403 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ronei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Roney · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ronei
What does the name Ronei mean?
The meaning of Ronei 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 Ronei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,272 people with the first name Ronei, which ranks it number 1,484 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ronei a boy's or a girl's name?
Ronei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 113 women and 12,159 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ronei most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.014% of the state's population is named Ronei (394 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ronei?
Roney. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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