Meaning of the nameVeríssimo
- Male
- Ve-rís-si-mo
Veríssimo is a male name used in Brazil that matches the adjective veríssimo and the name of a municipality in Minas Gerais; the origin of the name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Veríssimo 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)
- 1,214
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,248
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,565
- people
Veríssimo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Veríssimo, 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 (276 people).
0 women 1,211 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 Veríssimo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Veríssimo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 180 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 118 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 105 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 90 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 67 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Veríssimo
Wiktionary lists Veríssimo as the name of a municipality in Minas Gerais, and Aulete gives the adjective veríssimo as the superlative of vero, 'very true'. No source consulted says that the personal name comes from this word, and its origin is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,214 people named Verissimo, with a median age of 60. It is almost always a male name, with people born from before 1940 to the 2000s. IBGE records names without accents.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Veríssimo · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Aulete: veríssimo · aulete.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Veríssimo
What does the name Veríssimo mean?
The meaning of Veríssimo 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 Veríssimo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,214 people with the first name Veríssimo, which ranks it number 7,248 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Veríssimo a boy's or a girl's name?
Veríssimo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,211 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Veríssimo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Veríssimo (105 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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