Meaning of the nameUmberto
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Um-ber-to
Umberto is a spelling of the name Humberto, which means “from hun-, 'giant' or 'bear cub', and berht, 'bright, illustrious'”.
Meaning
“from hun-, 'giant' or 'bear cub', and berht, 'bright, illustrious'”
Meaning of the name Humberto, of which Umberto is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Humberto · Behind the Name: Humbert
- People (2022)
- 5,813
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,461
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,364
- people
Umberto in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Umberto, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,264 people).
25 women 5,788 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 Umberto is most common
States with the highest share of people named Umberto in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- São Paulo 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,520 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 629 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 577 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 528 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 262 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 248 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 228 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 203 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 174 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 169 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 152 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 128 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 110 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 100 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 94 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 94 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 93 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 91 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 91 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 81 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 72 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 61 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Umberto
Without the H, it follows the Italian form Umberto, which Wiktionary derives from Proto-Germanic words for 'cub (of a bear)' and 'bright'.
About the name Humberto
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Humberto as Hum- + -berto, of Germanic origin: hun-, 'giant', and berht, 'bright, illustrious'. Behind the Name gives it as the Portuguese and Spanish form of Humbert, with the elements hun, which it glosses as 'bear cub', and beraht, 'bright'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 42,530 people named Humberto, with a median age of 47; proportionally, the name is most common in the Distrito Federal. Umberto is the Italian form of the same name, and the dictionary lists it as a spelling variant of Humberto.
Other spellings of Humberto
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Humberto | 42,530 |
| Umberto | 5,813 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Humberto · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Humbert · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Humberto · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Umberto · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Umberto · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Umberto
What does the name Umberto mean?
Umberto means “from hun-, 'giant' or 'bear cub', and berht, 'bright, illustrious'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Humberto, of which Umberto is a spelling.
How many people are named Umberto in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,813 people with the first name Umberto, which ranks it number 2,461 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Umberto a boy's or a girl's name?
Umberto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 5,788 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Umberto?
Umberto is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Umberto most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Umberto (629 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Umberto?
Humberto. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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