Meaning of the nameSalmo
- Male
- Sal-mo
Salmo is a male name that coincides with the Portuguese word 'salmo' ('psalm'), from Late Latin psalmus.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,657 people named Salmo, the 5,842nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Salmo 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)
- 1,657
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,842
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,490
- people
Salmo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Salmo, 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 (353 people).
0 women 1,642 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 Salmo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Salmo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 228 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 216 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 183 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 124 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 105 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 75 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 64 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 62 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 61 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 60 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| 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 Salmo
Salmo coincides with the Portuguese word salmo ('psalm'), which Wiktionary traces to Galician-Portuguese salmo and psalmo, to Late Latin psalmus and to Greek psalmós. As a given name, the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,657 people named Salmo, with a median age of 37. Almost all are men, born in every decade since the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Wiktionary: salmo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Salmo
What does the name Salmo mean?
The meaning of Salmo 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 Salmo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,657 people with the first name Salmo, which ranks it number 5,842 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Salmo a boy's or a girl's name?
Salmo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,642 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Salmo most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Salmo (183 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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