Meaning of the nameWagno
- Male
- Wag-no
Wagno is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, written with an initial W and recorded mainly among people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,170 people named Wagno, the 7,441st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Wagno 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)
- 1,170
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,441
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,145
- people
Wagno in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wagno, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (397 people).
0 women 1,168 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 Wagno is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wagno in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 212 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 116 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 112 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 109 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 71 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 71 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 60 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 54 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wagno
The origin of the name Wagno is uncertain, and its meaning is not known for certain. Wagner, a similar name, is recorded by Wiktionary as a German surname meaning "wagon maker", but no source links Wagno to it. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,170 people named Wagno, almost always men, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Wagner · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Wagno
What does the name Wagno mean?
The meaning of Wagno 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 Wagno in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,170 people with the first name Wagno, which ranks it number 7,441 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Wagno a boy's or a girl's name?
Wagno is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,168 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wagno most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Wagno (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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