Meaning of the nameDineia
- Female
- Di-nei-a
Dineia is a Brazilian female name ending in -neia, an element of Edineia and Lucinéia; its origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,386 people named Dineia, the 4,544th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Dineia 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)
- 2,386
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,544
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,823
- people
Dineia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dineia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (633 people).
2,379 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 Dineia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dineia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 511 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 418 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 377 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 212 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 155 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 137 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 97 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 95 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 81 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 40 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dineia
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links the element -néia, perhaps, to a fragment of given names such as Dulcinéia or to a feminine variant associated with the element Ney, and lists Edinéia, Lucinéia and Marinéia among the names with this ending. The dictionary analyzes Edineia as Edi- + -neia. The origin of the name Dineia as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,386 people named Dineia, with a median age of 50, almost all of them female. Births are concentrated in the 1960s through the 1980s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edineia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dineia
What does the name Dineia mean?
The meaning of Dineia 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 Dineia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,386 people with the first name Dineia, which ranks it number 4,544 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Dineia a boy's or a girl's name?
Dineia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,379 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dineia most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Dineia (511 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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