Meaning of the nameAvelina

Avelina is a feminine name that may be a Germanic diminutive of Avila or a feminine form of Avelino; the meaning is not known for certain.

Meaning

The meaning of Avelina 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): 3,571
Rank in Brazil: #3,461
Median age: 68 years
2010 Census: 5,106; people

Avelina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Avelina, 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 (838 people).

3,551 women 20 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 Avelina is most common

States with the highest share of people named Avelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Bahia 0.004%
Mato Grosso 0.003%
Goiás 0.003%
Minas Gerais 0.003%
Santa Catarina 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	787	0.002%
Minas Gerais	519	0.003%
Bahia	493	0.004%
Paraná	213	0.002%
Goiás	205	0.003%
Santa Catarina	175	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	167	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	126	0.001%
Mato Grosso	119	0.003%
Piauí	91	0.003%
Maranhão	81	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	78	0.003%
Espírito Santo	72	0.002%
Pará	68	0.001%
Pernambuco	66	0.001%
Ceará	56	0.001%
Distrito Federal	53	0.002%
Rondônia	34	0.002%
Tocantins	34	0.002%
Paraíba	33	0.001%
Alagoas	26	0.001%
Amazonas	24	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	22	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Avelina

Behind the Name has two entries for the spelling Avelina. One treats it as a diminutive of Avila, a Germanic name formed from the old element awi, of unknown meaning, with the etymology marked as uncertain. The other describes it as a feminine form of Avelino, tied to the place name Avellino, in Campania, which comes from Latin Abellinum, also of unknown meaning. For that reason the meaning of Avelina is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,571 people named Avelina, with a median age of 68. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The records are almost always female, and most of the people were born before 1970.

Sources

Behind the Name: Avelina · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Avila · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Avelina (2) · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Avelino · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Avelina

What does the name Avelina mean?

The meaning of Avelina 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 Avelina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,571 people with the first name Avelina, which ranks it number 3,461 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Avelina a boy's or a girl's name?

Avelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,551 women and 20 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Avelina?

Avelina is a name of Germanic and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Avelina most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Avelina (493 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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