Meaning of the nameAndreina
- Female
- Italian origin
- Greek origin
- An-dre-i-na
Andreina is a feminine name of Italian origin, a feminine form of Andrea, which comes from Greek andreios, 'manly'.
- People (2022)
- 6,009
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,410
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,290
- people
Andreina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Andreina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (4,541 people).
5,961 women 48 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 Andreina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Andreina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 681 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 599 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 496 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 404 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 385 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 341 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 329 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 309 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 297 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 256 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 248 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 218 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 171 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 152 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 140 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 138 | 0.022% |
| Paraíba | 117 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 96 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 94 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 91 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 82 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 71 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 57 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 47 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Andreina
Behind the Name gives Andreina as a feminine form of Italian Andrea, which is the Italian form of Andreas, a Greek name derived from andreios, 'manly'. Wiktionary, in its Italian entry, describes Andreina as a feminine form (diminutive) of Andrea. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,009 people named Andreina, with a median age of 21; most were born in the 2000s. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Andreinna, Andreyna and Andreynna as spelling variants.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Andreina · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Andrea (1) · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Andrew · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Andreina (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Andreina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Andreina
What does the name Andreina mean?
Andreina means “feminine form of Andrea, from Greek andreios, 'manly'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Andreina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,009 people with the first name Andreina, which ranks it number 2,410 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Andreina a boy's or a girl's name?
Andreina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,961 women and 48 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Andreina?
Andreina is a name of Italian and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Andreina most common?
Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.022% of the state's population is named Andreina (138 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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