Meaning of the nameSilvanio
- Male
- Sil-va-ni-o
Silvanio is a male name of uncertain origin recorded in Brazil, written without an accent, with a spelling close to that of Silvano.
Meaning
The meaning of Silvanio 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)
- 4,519
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,944
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,976
- people
Silvanio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Silvanio, 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 (1,514 people).
21 women 4,498 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 Silvanio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Silvanio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.023%
- Sergipe 0.013%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Goiás 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 740 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 727 | 0.023% |
| Pernambuco | 558 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 457 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 364 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 321 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 289 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 183 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 90 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 89 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 85 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 63 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 62 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 56 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 49 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 43 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Silvanio
The origin of the spelling Silvanio is uncertain and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. Silvanio has a spelling close to that of Silvano, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Silvana as the feminine of Silvano, from Latin Silvanus, "she who lives in the forest". In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,519 people named Silvanio, with a median age of 43. Most of the people were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Silvana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Silvanio
What does the name Silvanio mean?
The meaning of Silvanio 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 Silvanio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,519 people with the first name Silvanio, which ranks it number 2,944 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Silvanio a boy's or a girl's name?
Silvanio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 4,498 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Silvanio most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.023% of the state's population is named Silvanio (727 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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