Meaning of the nameAbiner
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- A-bi-ner
- Biblical name
Abiner is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, a spelling variant of the biblical name Abner, which means 'my father is a light'.
- People (2022)
- 1,392
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,600
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 952
- people
Abiner in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Abiner, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (407 people).
21 women 1,371 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 Abiner is most common
States with the highest share of people named Abiner in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 349 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 130 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 129 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 62 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 61 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 61 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 52 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 39 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 38 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Abiner
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Abiner among the spelling variants of Abner, an Old Testament name. Behind the Name derives it from the Hebrew ʾav, 'father', and ner, 'lamp, light', with the meaning 'my father is a light'; Wiktionary gives 'father of light' (av + nur). The form Abiner also appears in the biblical Hebrew text, according to Bible Hub. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,392 people named Abiner, with a median age of 10. It is almost always a male name, and most of these people were born from 2000 onward. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Abner · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Abner · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Bible Hub: Strong's H74 (Abner) · biblehub.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Abner · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Abiner
What does the name Abiner mean?
Abiner means “my father is a light”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Abiner in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,392 people with the first name Abiner, which ranks it number 6,600 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Abiner a boy's or a girl's name?
Abiner is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 1,371 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Abiner?
Abiner is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Abiner most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Abiner (129 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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