Meaning of the nameAfonsina
- Female
- A-fon-si-na
Afonsina is a female name that Wiktionary gives as the feminine equivalent of Afonsino and relates to Afonso, a name of reconstructed Gothic origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 885 people named Afonsina, the 8,989th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 71, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Afonsina 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)
- 885
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,989
- Median age
- 71 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,248
- people
Afonsina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Afonsina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (248 people).
877 women 0 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 Afonsina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Afonsina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 296 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 201 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 56 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Afonsina
Wiktionary records Afonsina as a female name, equivalent to Afonsino, and relates it to Afonso. Afonso comes from the medieval Latin Alfonsus, from a reconstructed Gothic form *aþalafuns, according to Wiktionary. The records are almost always female, and most are of people born before 1960. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 885 people named Afonsina, with a median age of 71. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Afonsina · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Wiktionary: Afonso · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Afonsina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Afonsina
What does the name Afonsina mean?
The meaning of Afonsina 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 Afonsina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 885 people with the first name Afonsina, which ranks it number 8,989 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Afonsina a boy's or a girl's name?
Afonsina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 877 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Afonsina most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Afonsina (296 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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