Meaning of the nameVitoriano
- Male
- Vi-to-ri-a-no
Vitoriano is a male name ending in -ano, close to the Latin Victorianus, derived from Victor; its origin in Portuguese is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 851 people named Vitoriano, the 9,242nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Vitoriano is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 851
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,242
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,136
- people
Vitoriano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vitoriano, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (214 people).
0 women 848 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 Vitoriano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vitoriano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 102 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 89 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 82 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 67 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 53 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 26 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vitoriano
Behind the Name records Victorianus as a Roman name derived from Victor, 'victor, conqueror' in Latin, and gives Victoriano as the Spanish form, with no Portuguese form. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ano as a Latin suffix meaning 'originating from, belonging to'. The origin of Vitoriano in Portuguese is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 851 people named Vitoriano, almost always men, with the most records in the 1970s; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Victorianus · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Victor · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vitoriano
What does the name Vitoriano mean?
The meaning of Vitoriano is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Vitoriano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 851 people with the first name Vitoriano, which ranks it number 9,242 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vitoriano a boy's or a girl's name?
Vitoriano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 848 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Vitoriano most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Vitoriano (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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