Meaning of the nameAmbrosina
- Female
- Am-bro-si-na
Ambrosina is a feminine name ending in -ina, also recorded in the spelling Ambrozina; its exact origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,702 people named Ambrosina, the 5,728th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 72, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Ambrosina 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)
- 1,702
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,728
- Median age
- 72 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,950
- people
Ambrosina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ambrosina, 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 (446 people).
1,696 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 Ambrosina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ambrosina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 386 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 279 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 168 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 112 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 88 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 69 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 61 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 53 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 38 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ambrosina
The origin of the name Ambrosina is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Ambrozina as a spelling variant and describes the ending -ina as a diminutive affix of Latin origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,702 people named Ambrosina, with a median age of 72. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. Most records are of people born before 1970, and almost all are of women.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ambrosina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ambrosina
What does the name Ambrosina mean?
The meaning of Ambrosina 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 Ambrosina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,702 people with the first name Ambrosina, which ranks it number 5,728 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Ambrosina a boy's or a girl's name?
Ambrosina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,696 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ambrosina most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ambrosina (386 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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