Meaning of the nameTarso
- Male
- Tar-so
Tarso is a male name whose origin as a given name is uncertain; in Portuguese, Tarso is also the name of the Turkish city of Tarsus.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,811 people named Tarso, the 5,486th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Tarso 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)
- 1,811
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,486
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,329
- people
Tarso in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tarso, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (378 people).
0 women 1,801 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 Tarso is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tarso in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 320 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 252 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 167 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 165 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 129 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 85 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 76 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 51 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 49 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| 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 Tarso
In Portuguese, Tarso is also the name of the city of Tarsus, in Mersin Province, Turkey, according to Wiktionary. The origin of Tarso as a given name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,811 people named Tarso, with a median age of 28; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. Most people were born from 1980 on, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tarso · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tarso · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Tarso
What does the name Tarso mean?
The meaning of Tarso 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 Tarso in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,811 people with the first name Tarso, which ranks it number 5,486 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Tarso a boy's or a girl's name?
Tarso is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,801 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Tarso most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Tarso (320 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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