Meaning of the nameTiego
- Male
- Ti-e-go
Tiego and Thiego are Brazilian masculine names that resemble Tiago and Thiago, changing the final a to e; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Tiego 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)
- 1,061
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,957
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,282
- people
Tiego in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tiego, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (411 people).
0 women 1,054 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 Tiego is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tiego in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 237 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 86 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 60 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 48 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 41 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
Spelling without h, the less common of the group.
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 Tiego
What does the name Tiego mean?
The meaning of Tiego 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 Tiego in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,061 people with the first name Tiego, which ranks it number 7,957 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Tiego a boy's or a girl's name?
Tiego is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,054 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Tiego most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Tiego (237 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tiego?
Thiego. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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