Meaning of the nameSirineu
- Male
- Si-ri-neu
Sirineu is a Brazilian male name ending in -neu, of uncertain origin and meaning, concentrated among people born between the 1960s and the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 985 people named Sirineu, the 8,380th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Sirineu 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)
- 985
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,380
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,207
- people
Sirineu in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sirineu, 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 (241 people).
0 women 985 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 Sirineu is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sirineu in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 169 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 147 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 147 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 113 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 94 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 44 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 15 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sirineu
The origin of the name Sirineu is uncertain. It ends in -neu, a spelling close to -nei and -ney, endings that the Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains as coming from French Ney, a variant of German neu ('new'); this link to Sirineu is not documented, and the beginning Siri- is not explained. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 985 people named Sirineu, with a median age of 49. It is almost always a male name. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
Questions about the name Sirineu
What does the name Sirineu mean?
The meaning of Sirineu 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 Sirineu in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 985 people with the first name Sirineu, which ranks it number 8,380 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Sirineu a boy's or a girl's name?
Sirineu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 985 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Sirineu most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Sirineu (147 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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