Meaning of the nameTomás
- Male
- Aramaic origin
- To-más
- Biblical name
Tomás is a male name of Aramaic origin that means 'twin'; it reached Portuguese through Latin Thomas and is the name of one of the apostles.
- People (2022)
- 22,885
- Rank in Brazil
- #979
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 19,651
- people
Tomás in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tomás, 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 (6,010 people).
181 women 22,704 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 Tomás is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tomás in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Roraima 0.018%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.018%
- Distrito Federal 0.017%
- Amapá 0.014%
- Amazonas 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,741 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,938 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,914 | 0.018% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,690 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 1,188 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 1,149 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 984 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 951 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 911 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 884 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 868 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 664 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 554 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 472 | 0.017% |
| Piauí | 378 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 367 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 359 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 354 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 301 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 292 | 0.011% |
| Sergipe | 179 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 158 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 151 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 118 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 114 | 0.018% |
| Amapá | 106 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 100 | 0.012% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tomás
Wiktionary traces Tomás to Old Galician-Portuguese Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Greek Thōmâs and from Aramaic, 'twin', and also records the name as that of the apostle Tomé. Behind the Name gives Thomas as the Greek form of Aramaic Teʾoma, 'twin', and Tomás as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,885 people named Tomás, with a median age of 13. Thomas, Tomaz and Thomaz are spellings of the same name, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists as spelling variants.
It is the standard Portuguese form, with an acute accent on the last syllable; IBGE records the name without the accent.
Other spellings of Tomás
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tomás · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Thomas · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tomas · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Thomaz · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Tomás
What does the name Tomás mean?
Tomás means “twin”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Tomás in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,885 people with the first name Tomás, which ranks it number 979 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Tomás a boy's or a girl's name?
Tomás is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 181 women and 22,704 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Tomás?
Tomás is a name of Aramaic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Tomás most common?
Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.018% of the state's population is named Tomás (114 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tomás?
Thomas, Thomaz and Tomaz. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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