Meaning of the nameSales
- Male
- Sa-les
Sales is a masculine name that is also a surname, of Catalan origin according to Wiktionary, and the name of a municipality in São Paulo state.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,039 people named Sales, the 5,050th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 33, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Sales 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)
- 2,039
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,050
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,343
- people
Sales in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sales, 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 (380 people).
49 women 1,990 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 Sales is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sales in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Ceará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 235 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 214 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 190 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 174 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 163 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 120 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 106 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 99 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 95 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 92 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 87 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 78 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 40 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sales
Wiktionary records Sales, in Portuguese, as a surname coming from the Catalan sales and also as the name of a municipality in São Paulo. As a given name, IBGE recorded in the 2022 Census 2,039 people named Sales, almost all male, with a median age of 33. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. There are records from every decade since the 1940s, with the largest group in the 1980s. The meaning of its use as a given name is not known for certain.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Sales · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Sales
What does the name Sales mean?
The meaning of Sales 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 Sales in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,039 people with the first name Sales, which ranks it number 5,050 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Sales a boy's or a girl's name?
Sales is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 49 women and 1,990 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Sales most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Sales (235 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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