Meaning of the nameXisto
- Male
- Xis-to
Xisto is a male name with Chisto as a spelling variant and Sisto as an alternative form, of origin not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 853 people named Xisto, the 9,228th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 63, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Xisto 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)
- 853
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,228
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,072
- people
Xisto in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Xisto, 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 (241 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 Xisto is most common
States with the highest share of people named Xisto in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 234 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 172 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 46 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 32 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Xisto
The origin of Xisto as a name in Portuguese is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Chisto as a spelling variant, and the Portuguese Wiktionary lists Sisto as an alternative form. Behind the Name treats Sixtus as a probable Latin form of the Greek Xystos ('scraped, polished'), with a possible link to sextus ('sixth'), and gives Sisto as the Italian form and Sixto as the Spanish, with no Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 853 people named Xisto, almost always men and mostly born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Xisto · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wikcionário: Xisto · pt.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Xisto · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Sixtus · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: xisto · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Xisto
What does the name Xisto mean?
The meaning of Xisto 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 Xisto in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 853 people with the first name Xisto, which ranks it number 9,228 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Xisto a boy's or a girl's name?
Xisto 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 Xisto most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Xisto (234 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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