Meaning of the nameDeusina
- Female
- Deu-si-na
Deusina is a Brazilian female name that recalls Deus, from the Latin deus, plus the ending -ina, which the Morfemário describes as a diminutive affix of Latin origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 931 people named Deusina, the 8,699th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Meaning
The meaning of Deusina 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)
- 931
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,699
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,129
- people
Deusina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Deusina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (254 people).
928 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 Deusina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Deusina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 241 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 181 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 145 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 72 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 51 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 24 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Deusina
Deusina recalls Deus, a Portuguese word that Wiktionary gives as inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Deus, from the Latin Deus, 'god, deity', and the ending -ina, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a Latin diminutive affix found in female names such as Regina and Cristina. The formation of Deusina from these elements is not documented, and the meaning of the name is not known with certainty. It is almost always a female name, with the largest number of people born in the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 931 people named Deusina, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Deus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Deusina
What does the name Deusina mean?
The meaning of Deusina 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 Deusina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 931 people with the first name Deusina, which ranks it number 8,699 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Deusina a boy's or a girl's name?
Deusina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 928 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Deusina most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.012% of the state's population is named Deusina (181 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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