Meaning of the nameSione
- Female
- Greek origin
- Si-o-ne
Sione is a female name that, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, comes from Greek Skiōnē, the name of a city in Macedonia.
Meaning
“toponym: the name of a city in Macedonia (Greek Skiōnē)”
- People (2022)
- 1,524
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,182
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,640
- people
Sione in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sione, 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 (507 people).
1,399 women 125 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 Sione is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sione in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 303 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 233 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 210 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 129 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 90 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 87 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 50 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 49 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sione
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Sione as a spelling variant of Cione and, citing Machado (1981), gives an origin in Greek Skiōnē, via Latin Sciōnē, a toponym: the name of a city in Macedonia. The source gives no meaning for the toponym. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,524 people named Sione, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sione · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Sione
What does the name Sione mean?
Sione means “toponym: the name of a city in Macedonia (Greek Skiōnē)”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Sione in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,524 people with the first name Sione, which ranks it number 6,182 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Sione a boy's or a girl's name?
Sione is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,399 women and 125 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Sione?
Sione is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Sione most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Sione (233 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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