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Meaning of the nameTúlio

Túlio is a male name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Tullius, of uncertain meaning, and proportionally most common in Minas Gerais.

Meaning

The meaning of Túlio is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
22,933
Rank in Brazil
#977
Median age
27 years
2010 Census
24,537
people

Túlio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Túlio, 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 (8,950 people).

113 women 22,820 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 Túlio is most common

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

  1. Minas Gerais 0.036%
  2. Goiás 0.026%
  3. Distrito Federal 0.020%
  4. Tocantins 0.019%
  5. Pernambuco 0.018%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais7,3470.036%
São Paulo3,4250.008%
Goiás1,8450.026%
Pernambuco1,6410.018%
Rio de Janeiro1,1010.007%
Bahia9470.007%
Ceará6090.007%
Rio Grande do Sul5770.005%
Distrito Federal5610.020%
Rio Grande do Norte5100.015%
Paraíba4960.013%
Pará4870.006%
Santa Catarina4720.006%
Mato Grosso3770.010%
Paraná3600.003%
Alagoas3400.011%
Espírito Santo3330.009%
Maranhão3140.005%
Tocantins2890.019%
Amazonas2320.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul1850.007%
Piauí1510.005%
Sergipe1410.006%
Rondônia910.006%
Acre430.005%
Roraima310.005%
Amapá280.004%

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

About the name Túlio

Túlio comes from the Latin Tullius, a Roman family name, according to Wiktionary, which tentatively links it to tullius, 'cascade, downpour', or to the verb tollere, 'to raise'. Behind the Name derives Tullius from the given name Tullus, of unknown meaning, and gives Túlio as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,933 people named Túlio, with a median age of 27. The name peaked among those born in the 1990s and, proportionally, is most common in Minas Gerais.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Túlio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Tullius · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Tullio · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Túlio

What does the name Túlio mean?

The meaning of Túlio is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Túlio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,933 people with the first name Túlio, which ranks it number 977 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Túlio a boy's or a girl's name?

Túlio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 113 women and 22,820 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Túlio?

Túlio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Túlio most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.036% of the state's population is named Túlio (7,347 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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