Meaning of the nameEdneia
- Female
- Ed-nei-a
Edneia is a Brazilian feminine name that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes among the names formed with Ed-, from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, property'.
Meaning
The meaning of Edneia is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 17,826
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,146
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 19,529
- people
Edneia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edneia, 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 (6,244 people).
17,756 women 70 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 Edneia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edneia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.018%
- Rondônia 0.016%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.015%
- São Paulo 0.014%
- Bahia 0.013%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 6,259 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,624 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 1,850 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,490 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 1,451 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 706 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso | 444 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 431 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 423 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 368 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 288 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 277 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 260 | 0.016% |
| Pernambuco | 183 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 144 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 134 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 103 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 36 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 32 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 28 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edneia
The Morfemário lists Edneia among the Brazilian names with Ed-, a name element that derives from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, property', the same as in Edna, Edite and Edmundo. Edneia ends like Edinéia, Claudinéia and Valdinéia, which the Morfemário groups under -néia, an element perhaps taken from Dulcinéia or linked to the element Ney; since this part has an uncertain origin, the meaning of the whole name is not given with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,826 people named Edneia, with a peak of 6,244 among women born in the 1970s. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (ED-, -NÉIA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edneia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edneia
What does the name Edneia mean?
The meaning of Edneia is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Edneia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 17,826 people with the first name Edneia, which ranks it number 1,146 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edneia a boy's or a girl's name?
Edneia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 17,756 women and 70 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edneia most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.018% of the state's population is named Edneia (706 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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