Meaning of the nameAltina
- Female
- Al-ti-na
Altina is a feminine name ending in -ina, most frequent among people born between the 1940s and 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Altina is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,211
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,704
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,071
- people
Altina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Altina, 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 (795 people).
3,193 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 Altina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Altina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 597 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 522 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 340 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 224 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 186 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 173 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 125 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 110 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 96 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 91 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 79 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 79 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 76 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 64 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 63 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 50 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 47 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Altina
The origin of Altina is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ina as a diminutive affix from Latin, found in traditional names such as Cristina and Regina. In the 2022 Census, the name is almost always female and most of the people recorded were born before 1970. IBGE recorded 3,211 people named Altina, with a median age of 68. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás. Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Altina
What does the name Altina mean?
The meaning of Altina is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Altina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,211 people with the first name Altina, which ranks it number 3,704 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Altina a boy's or a girl's name?
Altina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,193 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Altina most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Altina (224 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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