✍️ How many people in Brazil are named Neymar, Census 2022 reveals | OneFootball

The names José and Maria are the most popular in Brazil, according to a survey released this Tuesday (4) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), based on data from the 2022 Census.

There are more than 12 million "Marias" and 5 million "Josés" in Brazil, with over 6% of Brazilians having the first name "Maria" and 2.54% named "José".

This was the first time IBGE published the ranking of the most common first and last names in the country, which got us wondering: how many Neymars are there in Brazil?

And Estêvãos? And Endricks? Check it out below!

Neymar

There are almost 2,500 Neymars in Brazil, with a peak starting in 2009, when the star exploded onto the Brazilian football scene.

Endrick

We were a bit surprised to find out there are almost 1,500 Endricks in Brazil!

And you?

Estêvão

It wasn't possible to search for the exact spelling of Chelsea's star, but here is the data for Estevao, the more generic version of our star Estêvão.

Vinícius

Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior has an even more common name, so much so that it's the same as his father's and more than 390,000 other Brazilians!

Riquelme

Inspired by Juan Román Riquelme, who made history wearing the number 10 jersey for Boca Juniors, many Brazilians named their children Riquelme (and its variations).

It's no surprise that there are many Riquelmes in Brazilian football today, such as academy products Riquelme Felipe from Fluminense, Riquelme from Vasco, Rikelmi from Botafogo, Riquelme from Corinthians, Riquelmy from Cruzeiro, and so on!

So, folks? Are you curious to find out how many namesakes you have in Brazil?

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