Meaning of the nameVantuil
- Male
- Van-tuil
Vantuil is a Brazilian masculine name whose beginning Van- has a debated origin and whose full form has an uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Vantuil 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)
- 1,993
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,134
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,699
- people
Vantuil in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vantuil, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (512 people).
0 women 1,992 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 Vantuil is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vantuil in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.008%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 814 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 300 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 298 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 240 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 46 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 26 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vantuil
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the formative Van- with several hypotheses of origin: the Dutch preposition van (Guérios), a hypocoristic of Germanic names (Nascentes), or an arbitrary creation (Machado). The origin of the ending -tuil is uncertain, and the dictionary has an entry for Vantuir, a close spelling. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,993 people named Vantuil, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vantuir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Vantuil
What does the name Vantuil mean?
The meaning of Vantuil 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 Vantuil in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,993 people with the first name Vantuil, which ranks it number 5,134 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Vantuil a boy's or a girl's name?
Vantuil is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,992 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Vantuil most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.008% of the state's population is named Vantuil (300 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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