Meaning of the nameSimonia
- Female
- Si-mo-ni-a
Simonia is a Brazilian female name whose origin as a personal name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,252 people named Simonia, the 7,125th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Simonia 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)
- 1,252
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,125
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 986
- people
Simonia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Simonia, 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 (670 people).
1,245 women 0 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 Simonia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Simonia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 317 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 181 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 81 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 74 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 70 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 67 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 54 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Simonia
The origin of Simonia as a personal name is uncertain. In Portuguese, simonia is also a common word, the buying and selling of ecclesiastical offices and pardons, which Wiktionary gives as coming from ecclesiastical Latin simonia, in reference to Simon Magus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,252 people named Simonia, with a median age of 47. It is almost always a female name, and most were born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Wiktionary: simonia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Simonia
What does the name Simonia mean?
The meaning of Simonia 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 Simonia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,252 people with the first name Simonia, which ranks it number 7,125 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Simonia a boy's or a girl's name?
Simonia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,245 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Simonia most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Simonia (317 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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