Meaning of the nameDinei
- Unisex
- Di-nei
Dinei is a name used in Brazil mainly by men, with the ending -nei, a formative that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the French Ney.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,728 people named Dinei, the 5,669th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Dinei 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)
- 1,728
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,669
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,334
- people
Dinei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dinei, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (428 people).
217 women 1,511 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 Dinei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dinei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 326 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 203 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 195 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 169 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 148 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 123 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 109 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 87 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dinei
Dinei ends in -nei, a formative that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records as coming from the French Ney; most names with this ending appear as male. The origin of the beginning of the name and of Dinei as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,728 people named Dinei, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. It is used mostly by men and, in smaller numbers, by women, with people born mostly between the 1970s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dinei
What does the name Dinei mean?
The meaning of Dinei 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 Dinei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,728 people with the first name Dinei, which ranks it number 5,669 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Dinei a boy's or a girl's name?
Dinei is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 217 women and 1,511 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dinei most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Dinei (169 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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