Meaning of the nameVito
- Male
- Latin origin
- Vi-to
Vito is a masculine name, the Italian and Spanish form of the Latin name Vitus, linked to Latin vita, 'life'.
- People (2022)
- 2,310
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,634
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,920
- people
Vito in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vito, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (735 people).
21 women 2,289 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 Vito is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vito in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 489 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 205 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 163 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 145 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 145 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 134 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 128 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 97 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 88 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 83 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 82 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 73 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 54 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 31 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vito
Vito is the Italian and Spanish form of Vitus, a name from late Rome that Behind the Name derives from Latin vita, 'life'. Wiktionary links Vitus to the adjective vitus, 'lively', coming from vita or from vivax, and also records a proposed Thracian origin, 'person from Bithynia'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,310 people named Vito, with a median age of 17, most of them born from 2000 onward. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Vitus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Vitus (entrada latina e inglesa) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Vito · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Vito (entradas italiana e espanhola) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Vito
What does the name Vito mean?
Vito means “life”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Vito in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,310 people with the first name Vito, which ranks it number 4,634 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Vito a boy's or a girl's name?
Vito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 2,289 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Vito?
Vito is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Vito most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Vito (205 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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