Meaning of the nameElineia
- Female
- E-li-nei-a
Elineia is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, with records concentrated among people born in the 1960s to 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,040 people named Elineia, the 5,046th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Elineia 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)
- 2,040
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,046
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,157
- people
Elineia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elineia, 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 (681 people).
2,039 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 Elineia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elineia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 284 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 283 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 197 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 194 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 157 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 154 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 150 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 97 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 81 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 62 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 60 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 54 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 51 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 47 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elineia
The origin of the spelling Elineia is uncertain. It ends in -neia, a feminine ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as perhaps taken from names such as Dulcinéia, or perhaps a feminine variant tied to the formative Ney. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,040 people named Elineia, almost always female, with a median age of 41. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo. The records run from people born in the 1950s to those of the 2000s, with the largest group in the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elineia
What does the name Elineia mean?
The meaning of Elineia 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 Elineia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,040 people with the first name Elineia, which ranks it number 5,046 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elineia a boy's or a girl's name?
Elineia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,039 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elineia most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Elineia (150 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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