{"id":90446,"date":"2023-03-22T17:40:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/?p=90446"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:21:17","slug":"brazilian-portuguese-names-and-surnames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/brazilian-portuguese-names-and-surnames\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Portuguese Names and Surnames"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/censo2010.ibge.gov.br\/nomes\/#\/ranking\">2010 Census<\/a>, there are around 200 million inhabitants in Brazil, accounting for over 130,000 different Brazilian Portuguese names. Lately, more modern names have been becoming popular among parents naming their kids. However, the list of the most common Brazilian Portuguese names still features traditional names dating way back, such as Jos\u00e9, Jo\u00e3o, and Ana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/brazilian-portuguese-names-and-surnames\/#Most_Common_Brazilian_Portuguese_Boy_Names\" >Most Common Brazilian Portuguese Boy Names<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/brazilian-portuguese-names-and-surnames\/#Most_Common_Brazilian_Portuguese_Girl_Names\" >Most Common&nbsp;Brazilian Portuguese Girl Names<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/brazilian-portuguese-names-and-surnames\/#Most_Common_Baby_Names_in_Brazil\" >Most Common Baby Names in Brazil<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/brazilian-portuguese-names-and-surnames\/#Most_Common_Brazilian_Surnames\" >Most Common Brazilian Surnames<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/brazilian-portuguese-names-and-surnames\/#Brazilian_Portuguese_Nicknames\" >Brazilian Portuguese Nicknames<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Common_Brazilian_Portuguese_Boy_Names\"><\/span>Most Common Brazilian Portuguese Boy Names<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>1. Jos\u00e9<\/td><td>11. Luis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. Jo\u00e3o<\/td><td>12. Gabriel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. Ant\u00f4nio<\/td><td>13. Rafael<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. Francisco<\/td><td>14. Daniel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. Carlos<\/td><td>15. Marcelo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6. Paulo<\/td><td>16. Bruno<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7. Pedro<\/td><td>17. Eduardo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8. Lucas<\/td><td>18. Felipe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9. Luiz<\/td><td>19. Raimundo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10. Marcos<\/td><td>20. Rodrigo<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Common_Brazilian_Portuguese_Girl_Names\"><\/span>Most Common&nbsp;Brazilian Portuguese Girl Names<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>1. Maria<\/td><td>11. Sandra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. Ana<\/td><td>12. Camila<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. Francisca<\/td><td>13. Amanda<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. Ant\u00f4nia<\/td><td>14. Bruna<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. Adriana<\/td><td>15. J\u00e9ssica<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6. Juliana<\/td><td>16. Let\u00edcia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7. M\u00e1rcia<\/td><td>17. J\u00falia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8. Fernanda<\/td><td>18. Luciana<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9. Patr\u00edcia<\/td><td>19. Vanessa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10. Aline<\/td><td>20. Mariana<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Common_Baby_Names_in_Brazil\"><\/span>Most Common Baby Names in Brazil<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lately, the names given to newborns are fairly different from the list of most common Brazilian Portuguese names.&nbsp; According to the National Association of Natural Person Registrars, the most popular baby names of 2022 in Brazil were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Boys<\/th><th>Girls<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Miguel<\/td><td>Maria Alice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gael<\/td><td>Helena<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arthur<\/td><td>Alice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heitor<\/td><td>Laura<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Theo<\/td><td>Maria Cec\u00edlia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Davi<\/td><td>Cec\u00edlia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Samuel<\/td><td>Mait\u00ea<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bernardo<\/td><td>Helo\u00edsa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gabriel<\/td><td>Maria Clara<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ravi<\/td><td>Valentina<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Common_Brazilian_Surnames\"><\/span>Most Common Brazilian Surnames<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In most cultures, a surname, family name, or last name indicates one\u2019s family, tribe, or community. In the early years of Brazil, the Catholic Church registered babies without a surname. Only in the 19th century that registration became standard in Brazil and began to include surnames on birth certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until today, most surnames in Brazil are of Portuguese origins, due to colonization. Origins for other surnames include tree names, patronymic, and toponymic names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>1. Silva<\/td><td>11. Costa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. Santos<\/td><td>12. Ribeiro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. Oliveira<\/td><td>13. Martins<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. Souza<\/td><td>14. Carvalho<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. Rodrigues<\/td><td>15. Almeida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6. Ferreira<\/td><td>16. Lopes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7. Alves<\/td><td>17. Soares<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8. Pereira<\/td><td>18. Fernandes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9. Lima<\/td><td>19. Vieira<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10. Gomes<\/td><td>20. Barbosa<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brazilian_Portuguese_Nicknames\"><\/span>Brazilian Portuguese Nicknames<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The use of nicknames is fairly common in Brazil, especially among friends and family, as it creates a sense of affection and intimacy between individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though people can use physical characteristics or funny events to make up nicknames for others, the most common way is by abbreviating their names or using their diminutive form. Just add -inho, -inha, -zinho or -zinha to the name of your friend and you have a nickname for them. For example, Olavo becomes Olavinho and Clara is nicknamed Clarinha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you want to learn more about Nickanes in Brazil, read our blog post:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/nicknames-in-brazil\/\">Nicknames In Brazil: a Way To Show Affection<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Caminhos Language Centre is the largest and most exciting Portuguese school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We have an excellent infrastructure, over 15 experienced Brazilian teachers, and a friendly multilingual support staff. We are the only school in Brazil able to offer<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/courses\/our-group-courses\/intensive-portuguese\/\">\u00a0Portuguese group courses<\/a>\u00a0throughout the year on<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/about-caminhos\/methodology\">\u00a010 different levels<\/a>. Moreover, our school also offers more than just Portuguese lessons for foreigners, we offer you the complete Rio de Janeiro experience. Every day we organize<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/activities\/\">\u00a0100% free and fun activities<\/a>\u00a0for you to socialize and practice your Portuguese. We can also help you with a<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/courses\/student-visa\/\">\u00a0student visa for Brazil<\/a>\u00a0and<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/accommodation\/\">\u00a0accommodation in Rio de Janeiro<\/a>. 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