Meaning of the nameAndreia
- Female
- Greek origin
- An-drei-a
Andreia is a feminine name of Greek origin, the feminine form of André, which goes back to Andreas and the Greek andreios, 'manly'.
Meaning
“feminine form of André, 'manly, masculine'”
Source: Wiktionary: André · Behind the Name: Andrew
- People (2022)
- 281,664
- Rank in Brazil
- #109
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 292,090
- people
Andreia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Andreia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (110,639 people).
280,327 women 1,337 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 Andreia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Andreia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.181%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.180%
- Paraná 0.177%
- Rondônia 0.173%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.168%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 73,358 | 0.165% |
| Minas Gerais | 29,765 | 0.145% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 26,890 | 0.168% |
| Paraná | 20,204 | 0.177% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19,573 | 0.180% |
| Bahia | 15,348 | 0.109% |
| Santa Catarina | 13,761 | 0.181% |
| Goiás | 9,260 | 0.131% |
| Pará | 9,133 | 0.113% |
| Pernambuco | 8,139 | 0.090% |
| Maranhão | 6,150 | 0.091% |
| Ceará | 5,662 | 0.064% |
| Espírito Santo | 5,508 | 0.144% |
| Mato Grosso | 5,504 | 0.150% |
| Amazonas | 4,544 | 0.115% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 4,375 | 0.159% |
| Distrito Federal | 4,004 | 0.142% |
| Paraíba | 3,170 | 0.080% |
| Alagoas | 3,084 | 0.099% |
| Piauí | 2,881 | 0.088% |
| Rondônia | 2,742 | 0.173% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,707 | 0.082% |
| Sergipe | 1,898 | 0.086% |
| Tocantins | 1,647 | 0.109% |
| Amapá | 852 | 0.116% |
| Acre | 850 | 0.102% |
| Roraima | 655 | 0.103% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Andreia
According to Wiktionary, André comes ultimately from Latin Andreās and Greek Ἀνδρέας, and has Andreia as its feminine form. Behind the Name explains Andreas from Greek andreios, 'manly, masculine', derived from anēr, 'man'. The spelling Andréia, with an accent, is the one used before the 1990 Orthographic Agreement. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 281,664 people named Andreia, with a median age of 41.
Sources
- Wiktionary: André · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Andrew · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Andreia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Andreia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Andreia
What does the name Andreia mean?
Andreia means “feminine form of André, 'manly, masculine'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Andreia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 281,664 people with the first name Andreia, which ranks it number 109 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Andreia a boy's or a girl's name?
Andreia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 280,327 women and 1,337 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Andreia?
Andreia is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Andreia most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.181% of the state's population is named Andreia (13,761 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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