Meaning of the nameAlverina
- Female
- Al-ve-ri-na
Alverina is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin that ends in -ina, a feminine formative of Latin origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 790 people named Alverina, the 9,760th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 67.5, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Alverina 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)
- 790
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,760
- Median age
- 67.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,069
- people
Alverina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alverina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (204 people).
785 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 Alverina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alverina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 263 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 82 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 78 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 76 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 66 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 42 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alverina
The origin of Alverina is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ina as a feminine formative that comes from the Latin diminutive suffix -ina, present in traditional names such as Blandina and Evelina. The name is almost always female and appears mostly among people born between 1940 and 1969. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 790 people named Alverina, with a median age of 67.5. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Alverina
What does the name Alverina mean?
The meaning of Alverina 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 Alverina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 790 people with the first name Alverina, which ranks it number 9,760 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Alverina a boy's or a girl's name?
Alverina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 785 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alverina most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Alverina (263 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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