Meaning of the nameThiego
- Male
- Thi-e-go
Thiego is a spelling of the name Tiego.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,371 people named Thiego, the 6,675th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Thiego 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)
- 1,371
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,675
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,088
- people
Thiego in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Thiego, 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 (412 people).
0 women 1,368 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 Thiego is most common
States with the highest share of people named Thiego in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 302 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 118 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 80 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 70 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 53 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 50 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 46 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Thiego
Spelling with an initial th, the most common of the group.
About the name Tiego
Tiego and Thiego differ from Tiago and Thiago by the vowel e in place of the a. According to Wiktionary, Tiago arose from Santiago, understood as São Tiago, and Thiago is an alternative spelling of it, with a th that has no etymological basis. The origin of the spellings with e is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,371 people named Thiego and 1,061 named Tiego, in both spellings almost always men, and most were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Other spellings of Tiego
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Thiego | 1,371 |
| Tiego | 1,061 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Thiago · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Tiago · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Thiego
What does the name Thiego mean?
The meaning of Thiego 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 Thiego in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,371 people with the first name Thiego, which ranks it number 6,675 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Thiego a boy's or a girl's name?
Thiego is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,368 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Thiego most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Thiego (302 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Thiego?
Tiego. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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