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Meaning of the nameDjenifer

Djenifer is a Brazilian female name, a spelling of Jenifer and Jennifer with Dj, and most people with this name were born in the 1990s and 2000s.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,229 people named Djenifer, the 4,756th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 20, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Meaning

The meaning of Djenifer 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)
2,229
Rank in Brazil
#4,756
Median age
20 years
2010 Census
1,959
people

Djenifer in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Djenifer, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (971 people).

2,222 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 Djenifer is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.010%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
  3. Paraná 0.002%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Santa Catarina7380.010%
Rio Grande do Sul7350.007%
Paraná2510.002%
São Paulo1160.000%
Mato Grosso670.002%
Minas Gerais620.000%
Rio de Janeiro310.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul280.001%
Bahia260.000%
Goiás260.000%
Pernambuco210.000%
Espírito Santo200.001%
Rondônia190.001%

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

About the name Djenifer

Wiktionary lists Djênifer among the alternative forms of Jenifer, a female name that, according to Behind the Name, is the Portuguese form of Jennifer, itself a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere). The meaning of the elements gwyn and hwyfar is not known for certain. It is almost always a female name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,229 people named Djenifer, with a median age of 20. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Jenifer · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Jennifer · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Djenifer

What does the name Djenifer mean?

The meaning of Djenifer 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 Djenifer in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,229 people with the first name Djenifer, which ranks it number 4,756 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Djenifer is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,222 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Djenifer?

Djenifer is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Djenifer most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.010% of the state's population is named Djenifer (738 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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