Meaning of the nameSimony
- Female
- Si-mo-ny
Simony is a spelling of the name Simoni.
Meaning
The meaning of Simony 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)
- 2,229
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,756
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,808
- people
Simony in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Simony, 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 (1,189 people).
2,212 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 Simony is most common
States with the highest share of people named Simony in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 372 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 237 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 191 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 136 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 107 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 103 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 89 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 84 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 82 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 80 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 72 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 72 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 67 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 61 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 54 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 36 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 35 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Simony
It uses y at the end; proportionally, this spelling is most common in Pernambuco.
About the name Simoni
The origin of the spellings Simoni and Simony is uncertain. The close form Simone, according to Wiktionary, is a borrowing from French, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado (1981), gives it as the feminine of Simon; the same dictionary lists Simonne and Symone as graphic variants of Simone. The name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,457 people named Simoni, with a median age of 40; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Other spellings of Simoni
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Simoni | 9,457 |
| Simony | 2,229 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Simone · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Simone · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Simony
What does the name Simony mean?
The meaning of Simony 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 Simony in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,229 people with the first name Simony, which ranks it number 4,756 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Simony a boy's or a girl's name?
Simony is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,212 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Simony most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Simony (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Simony?
Simoni. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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