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Meaning of the nameTeófilo

Teófilo is a male name of Greek origin meaning 'friend of God', formed from theós (god) and phílos (friend).

Meaning

“friend of God”

Source: Behind the Name: Theophilus

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People (2022)
3,651
Rank in Brazil
#3,406
Median age
58 years
2010 Census
4,978
people

Teófilo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Teófilo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (717 people).

0 women 3,632 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 Teófilo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Teófilo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
  2. Amazonas 0.003%
  3. Paraná 0.003%
  4. Bahia 0.002%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5710.001%
Minas Gerais4450.002%
Bahia3340.002%
Paraná2970.003%
Rio de Janeiro2050.001%
Pará1780.002%
Pernambuco1680.002%
Rio Grande do Sul1580.002%
Ceará1400.002%
Santa Catarina1400.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul1300.005%
Goiás1240.002%
Amazonas1080.003%
Rio Grande do Norte970.003%
Piauí910.003%
Maranhão870.001%
Paraíba590.002%
Mato Grosso560.002%
Espírito Santo510.001%
Distrito Federal500.002%
Alagoas360.001%
Tocantins310.002%
Rondônia280.002%
Sergipe260.001%
Amapá180.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Teófilo

Teófilo is the Portuguese form of the Greek name Theóphilos, which passed into Latin as Theophilus. It comes from theós, 'god', and phílos, 'friend', and is the name of the addressee of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,651 people named Teófilo, with a median age of 58.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Teófilo · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  2. Wiktionary: Θεόφιλος · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Theophilus · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Teofilo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Teófilo

What does the name Teófilo mean?

Teófilo means “friend of God”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Teófilo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,651 people with the first name Teófilo, which ranks it number 3,406 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Teófilo a boy's or a girl's name?

Teófilo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,632 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Teófilo?

Teófilo is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Teófilo most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Teófilo (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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