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Meaning of the nameAvelino

Avelino is a male name taken from the Italian surname Avellino, which comes from the city of Avellino, and used in honor of Saint Andrew Avellino.

Meaning

The meaning of Avelino 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)
9,855
Rank in Brazil
#1,734
Median age
65 years
2010 Census
14,203
people

Avelino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Avelino, 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 (2,521 people).

30 women 9,825 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 Avelino is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.014%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
  3. Paraná 0.008%
  4. Mato Grosso 0.008%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,9750.004%
Rio Grande do Sul1,3150.012%
Santa Catarina1,0870.014%
Minas Gerais1,0180.005%
Paraná9390.008%
Bahia5680.004%
Rio de Janeiro5330.003%
Goiás3080.004%
Mato Grosso2860.008%
Pará2830.004%
Espírito Santo1920.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul1880.007%
Maranhão1570.002%
Ceará1460.002%
Piauí1420.004%
Pernambuco1210.001%
Amazonas1180.003%
Rondônia820.005%
Distrito Federal800.003%
Paraíba730.002%
Tocantins670.004%
Rio Grande do Norte640.002%
Roraima320.005%
Alagoas310.001%
Sergipe280.001%

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

About the name Avelino

According to Behind the Name, Avelino is the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Italian surname Avellino, taken from the city of Avellino, in Campania, and the name is used in honor of Saint Andrew Avellino. The Latin name of the city, Abellinum, has an unknown meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,855 people named Avelino, with a median age of 65; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina. The corresponding Spanish feminine form is Avelina.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Avelino · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Avelino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Avelino

What does the name Avelino mean?

The meaning of Avelino 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 Avelino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,855 people with the first name Avelino, which ranks it number 1,734 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Avelino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 9,825 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Avelino?

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

In which Brazilian state is Avelino most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.014% of the state's population is named Avelino (1,087 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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