Meaning of the nameSilvino
- Male
- Latin origin
- Sil-vi-no
Silvino is a male name of Latin origin, from the Roman Silvinus, a variant of Silvanus, 'of the woods', from the word silva, 'forest'.
Meaning
“from Silvinus, a Roman variant of Silvanus, 'of the woods', from Latin silva, 'forest'”
Source: Behind the Name: Silvino · Behind the Name: Silvinus · Behind the Name: Silvanus
- People (2022)
- 6,872
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,192
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,316
- people
Silvino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Silvino, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,515 people).
24 women 6,848 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 Silvino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Silvino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Piauí 0.005%
- Bahia 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,038 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 725 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 690 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 599 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 569 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 450 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 340 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 328 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 231 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 208 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 185 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 169 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 159 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 158 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 140 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 128 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 126 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 110 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 94 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 93 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 86 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 71 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 62 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 51 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Silvino
According to Behind the Name, Silvino is the Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of Silvinus, a Roman cognomen that was a variant of Silvanus; Silvanus meant 'of the woods' and comes from Latin silva, 'woods, forest'. The same source also links the Portuguese Sílvio to Silvinus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,872 people named Silvino, with a median age of 60. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Silvino · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Silvinus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Silvanus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Silvino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Silvino
What does the name Silvino mean?
Silvino means “from Silvinus, a Roman variant of Silvanus, 'of the woods', from Latin silva, 'forest'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Silvino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,872 people with the first name Silvino, which ranks it number 2,192 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Silvino a boy's or a girl's name?
Silvino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 6,848 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Silvino?
Silvino is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Silvino most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.008% of the state's population is named Silvino (599 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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