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‘Maria’ and ‘José’ Are the Most Popular Names in Brazil; ‘Silva’ Is the Most Common Nickname, Says Ibge

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The IBGE name bank covers the entire national territory, consisting of 27 units of the Federation and 5,570 municipalities, covering 203 million people in 90.7 million households
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The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released more data regarding the 2022 census. Among them are the most popular names in the country and in the municipalities. In Brazil, Maria and José lead the list. In Paraná, the most popular names are Maria and João. The capital of Paraná has 61,386 'Marias' and 26,818 'Joões'. As for surnames, Silva, Santos, and Oliveira are the most popular in Curitiba. The IBGE created a website w…

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IBGE reveals the persistence of Bible names in the country: Maria and Joseph led, and Silva and Santos continue to be the most frequent overnames among the Brazilians. But there are also Ravi, Valentina and Lorenzo.

·Portugal
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The IBGE name bank covers the entire national territory, consisting of 27 units of the Federation and 5,570 municipalities, covering 203 million people in 90.7 million households

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Imagine spending years refining a model, cleaning up every technical detail, sweating on every curve of bodywork... to finally christen your masterpiece with a name that makes the whole world laugh (or weep). Yet it is the adventure experienced by several carmakers who, obviously, should have hired a consultant in international linguistics. Because yes, if some names like Golf, Corolla or F-150 have entered our daily lives, others have written p…

Silva and Santos led name rankings

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UOL broke the news in Brazil on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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