Meaning of the nameBertolina
- Female
- Ber-to-li-na
Bertolina is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born before 1970.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,072 people named Bertolina, the 7,888th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 68, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Bertolina 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)
- 1,072
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,888
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,424
- people
Bertolina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Bertolina, 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 (256 people).
1,068 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 Bertolina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Bertolina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 184 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 131 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 114 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 106 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 99 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 81 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 42 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Bertolina
The origin of the name Bertolina is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has an entry for it, with first records in a period before 1930. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,072 people named Bertolina, with a median age of 68. Most of them were born before 1970, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bertolina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Bertolina
What does the name Bertolina mean?
The meaning of Bertolina 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 Bertolina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,072 people with the first name Bertolina, which ranks it number 7,888 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Bertolina a boy's or a girl's name?
Bertolina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,068 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Bertolina most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Bertolina (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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